The Vice Premier of the Cabinet[1] assists the Premier of North Korea in guiding the work of the Cabinet of North Korea. The office is also alternatively known as Deputy Prime Minister of North Korea.
| Office | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Premier | Pak Jong-gun | Workers' Party of Korea | ||
| Vice Premier | Yang Sung-ho | Workers' Party of Korea | ||
| Vice Premier | Kim Song-ryong | Workers' Party of Korea | ||
| Vice Premier | Ri Song-hak | Workers' Party of Korea | ||
| Vice Premier | Pak Hun | Workers' Party of Korea | ||
| Vice Premier | Ju Chol-gyu | Workers' Party of Korea | ||
| Vice Premier | Jon Sung-guk | Workers' Party of Korea | ||
The First Vice Premier of the Cabinet is the designation for the most senior Vice Premier.
| First Vice Premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 조선민주주의인민공화국 내각 제1부수상 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Premier | SPA | |||
| 1 | Kim Il 김일 (1910–1984) | 1959 | 1972 | Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 2nd | |||
| 3rd | |||||||||
| 4th | |||||||||
| First Vice Premier of the Administration Council of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 조선민주주의인민공화국 정무원 제1부총리 | |||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Premier | SPA | |||
| 2 | Kang Song-san 강성산 (1931–2007) | 1982 | 1984 | Workers' Party of Korea | Ri Jong-ok | 7th | |||
| 3 | Yon Hyong-muk 연형묵 (1931–2005) | 1985 | 1986 | Workers' Party of Korea | Kang Song-san | ||||
| 4 | Kim Yun-hyok 김윤혁 (1926–2006) | 1986 | 1986 | Workers' Party of Korea | |||||
| 5 | Hong Song-nam 홍성남 (1929–2009) | 1986 | 1987 | Workers' Party of Korea | Ri Kun-mo | 8th | |||
The Premier is represented by a number of vice premiers,[2] who act as a high-ranking executive assistant to the Premier.