| Post: | Vice President |
| Body: | the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| Flag: | Flag of North Korea.svg |
| Status: | Abolished |
| Formation: | 28 December 1972 |
| First: | Choe Yong-gon |
| Last: | Kim Yong-ju |
| Abolished: | 5 September 1998 |
The Vice President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was a political position in North Korea established in 1972, and abolished after the death of Kim Il Sung during the reign of Kim Jong Il.
In 1972 the Presidency was established, and Kim Il Sung was elected to the position by the Supreme People's Assembly, the North Korean legislature, on 28 December 1972. The Vice Presidents were also elected by the Assembly.[1] The Vice Presidency has been left vacant since October 1997, when the Presidency was eternally reserved for Kim Il Sung.[2]
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | President | SPA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choe Yong-gon[3] 최용건 (1900–1976) | 1972 | 1976 | Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 5th | |||
| 2 | Kang Ryang-uk 강량욱 (1903–1983) | 1972 | 1983 | Korean Social Democratic Party | Kim Il Sung | 5th 6th 7th | |||
| 3 | Kim Tong-gyu[4] 김동규 (1915–unknown) | 1974 | 1977 | Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 5th | |||
| 4 | Kim Il[5] [6] 김일 (1910–1984) | 1976 | 1984 | Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 5th 6th 7th | |||
| 5 | Pak Song-chol[7] 박성철 (1913–2008) | 1977 | 1998 | Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 6th 7th 8th 9th | |||
| 6 | Rim Chun-chu[8] 림춘추 (1912–1988) | 1983 | 1988 | Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 7th 8th | |||
| 7 | Ri Jong-ok[9] 리종옥 (1916–1999) | 1984 | 1998 | Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 7th 8th 9th | |||
| 8 | Kim Pyong-sik[10] 김병식 (1919–1999) | 1993 | 1998 | Korean Social Democratic Party | Kim Il Sung | 9th | |||
| 9 | Kim Yong-ju[11] 김영주 (1920–2021) | 1993 | 1998 | Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 9th | |||