Vice Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly explained

The vice chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly is a member of the Supreme People's Assembly that ranks next to the chairman. The SPA vice chairman is elected by the Supreme People's Assembly along with the SPA chairman.^[1] From 1972 until 1998, the SPA vice chairman was concurrently the SPA Standing Committee vice chairman.^[2]

The current vice chairpersons of the Supreme People's Assembly are Pak Kum-hui, who was elected on 11 April 2019, and Maeng Kyong Il, who was elected on 17 January 2023.^{[3] [4]}

List of office holders

No.	Portrait	Name	Political party		Took office	Left office	SPA
1		Kim Tal-hyon^[5] 김달현		Chondoist Chongu Party	1948	1953	1st
2		Ri Yong 리영		Workers' Party of Korea	1948	1953	1st
3		Ri Yu-min^[6] 리유민		Workers' Party of Korea	1953	1957	1st
4		Hong Ki-hwang 홍기황		Korean Democratic Party	1953	1957	1st
5		Ri Ki-yong^[7] ^[8] 리기영		Workers' Party of Korea	1957	1972	2nd 3rd 4th
6		Kim Chang-jun 김창준		Workers' Party of Korea	1957	1959	2nd
7		Kim Tuk-ran 김득란		Workers' Party of Korea	1959	1972	2nd 3rd 4th
8		Ho Jong-suk 허정숙		Workers' Party of Korea	1972	1983	5th 6th 7th
9		Hong Ki-mun 홍기문		Workers' Party of Korea	1972	1983	5th 6th 7th
10		Ryo Yon-gu 려연구		Workers' Party of Korea	1983	1998	7th 8th 9th
11		Son Song-pil 손성필		Workers' Party of Korea	1983	1990	7th 8th
12		Paek In-jun 백인준		Workers' Party of Korea	1990	1998	9th
13		Jang Chol^[9] 장철		Workers' Party of Korea	1998	2003	10th
14		Ryo Won-gu^[10] 려원구		Workers' Party of Korea	1998	2009	10th 11th
15		Kang Nung-su 강능수		Workers' Party of Korea	2003	2008	11th
16		Kim Wan-su^[11] 김완수		Workers' Party of Korea	2009	2014	12th
17		Hong Son-ok 홍선옥		Workers' Party of Korea	2009	2014	12th
18		An Tong-chun^[12] 안동춘		Workers' Party of Korea	2014	2019	13th
19		Ri Hye-jong 리혜정		Workers' Party of Korea	2014	2019	13th
20		Pak Chol-min 박철민		Workers' Party of Korea	2019	2023	14th
21		Pak Kum-hui 박금희		Workers' Party of Korea	2019	Incumbent	14th
22		Maeng Kyong-il 맹경일		Workers' Party of Korea	2023	Incumbent	14th

See also

• Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly

Notes and References

1. Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 92
2. Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972), Article 86
3. Web site: 12 April 2019 . First Session of 14th SPA Held . KCNA Watch.
4. Web site: 19 January 2023 . 8th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held . KCNA Watch.
5. Book: Suh, Dae-sook . Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System . . 1981 . 0-8248-0740-5 . 1st . 392.
6. Book: Suh, Dae-sook . Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System . . 1981 . 0-8248-0740-5 . 1st . 393.
7. Book: Suh, Dae-sook . Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System . . 1981 . 0-8248-0740-5 . 1st . 400–1.
8. Book: Suh, Dae-sook . Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System . . 1981 . 0-8248-0740-5 . 1st . 405.
9. Web site: 5 September 1998 . SPA Chairman and vice-chairmen elected . KCNA Watch.
10. Web site: 4 September 2003 . 1st Session of 11th SPA of DPRK Held . KCNA Watch.
11. Web site: 9 April 2009 . First Session of 12th SPA of DPRK Held . KCNA Watch.
12. Web site: 9 April 2014 . 1st Session of 13th SPA of DPRK Held . KCNA Watch.