Vice President of the State Affairs Commission
| Vice President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|
| 조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원회 부위원장 | |
Emblem of North Korea | |
Flag of North Korea | |
since 22 March 2026 | |
| Member of | State Affairs Commission |
| Residence | Government Complex No. 1, Pyongyang |
| Nominator | President of the State Affairs of North Korea |
| Appointer | Supreme People's Assembly |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of North Korea |
| Precursor | Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission |
| Formation | 28 December 1972 |
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The vice presidents of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원회 부위원장), previously titled as vice chairmen of the State Affairs Commission, are members of the State Affairs Commission under the President of the State Affairs of North Korea and above the commission's members.
The Constitution of North Korea states that the State Affairs Commission includes a first vice president (Korean: 제1부위원장) and vice presidents.[1] The vice presidents are nominated by the president of the State Affairs and elected by the Supreme People's Assembly for a term that coincides with the assembly's term.[2][3] The vice presidents of the State Affairs Commission may carry out tasks authorized by the president of the State Affairs.
The post was first created under the title of vice chairman of the National Defence Commission through the 1972 North Korean constitution.[4] The position of first vice chairman of the National Defence Commission was created in 1992 and abolished in 2012.[5] With the abolition of the National Defence Commission and its replacement with the State Affairs Commission in 2016, the current position was created under its initial title as vice chairman of the State Affairs Commission. The position of first vice chairman of the State Affairs Commission was unofficially created on 11 April 2019 and was made official through a constitutional amendment on 29 August of the same year.[6] As the position of chairman of the State Affairs Commission began to be referred to as president of the State Affairs in February 2021, the positions of first vice chairman and vice chairman began to be referred to as first vice president and vice president respectively.[7]
The incumbent first vice president of the State Affairs Commission is Choe Ryong-hae, who was elected on 11 April 2019 after serving as vice president since 29 June 2016. The incumbent vice president of the State Affairs Commission is Kim Tok-hun, who was elected on 29 September 2019.
List of office holders
First Vice President
National Defence Commission
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Chairman | SPA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| 1 | Kim Jong Il 김정일 (1941–2011) |
26 May 1990 |
9 April 1993 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 9th | ||
| 2 | O Jin-u 오진우 (1917–1995) |
9 April 1993 |
25 February 1995 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Jong Il | |||
| Vacant (25 February 1995 – 5 September 1998) | ||||||||
| 3 | Jo Myong-rok 조명록 (1928–2010) [8][9][10][11] |
5 September 1998 |
6 November 2010 |
Workers' Party of Korea | 10th | |||
| 11th | ||||||||
| 12th | ||||||||
| Vacant (6 November 2010 – 13 April 2012) | ||||||||
State Affairs Commission
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | President | SPA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| 4 | Choe Ryong-hae 최룡해 (born 1950) [12] |
11 April 2019 |
22 March 2026 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Jong Un | 14th | ||
| 5 | Jo Yong-won 조용원 (born 1957) [13] |
22 March 2026 |
Incumbent | Workers' Party of Korea | 15th | |||
Vice President
National Defence Commission
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Chairman | SPA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| 1 | Choe Hyon 최현 (1907–1982) |
28 December 1972 |
17 December 1977 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 5th | ||
| 2 | O Jin-u 오진우 (1917–1995) |
28 December 1972 |
17 December 1977 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| 3 | O Paek-ryong 오백룡 (1913–1984) |
28 December 1972 |
17 December 1977 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| (1) | Choe Hyon 최현 (1907–1982) |
17 December 1977 |
5 April 1982 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 6th | ||
| (2) | O Jin-u 오진우 (1917–1995) |
17 December 1977 |
5 April 1982 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| (3) | O Paek-ryong 오백룡 (1913–1984) |
17 December 1977 |
5 April 1982 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| (1) | Choe Hyon 최현 (1907–1982) |
5 April 1982 |
10 April 1982 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 7th | ||
| (2) | O Jin-u 오진우 (1917–1995) |
5 April 1982 |
30 December 1986 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| (3) | O Paek-ryong 오백룡 (1913–1984) |
5 April 1982 |
6 April 1984 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| (2) | O Jin-u 오진우 (1917–1995) |
30 December 1986 |
26 May 1990 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 8th | ||
| (2) | O Jin-u 오진우 (1917–1995) |
26 May 1990 |
9 April 1993 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung (until 1993) Kim Jong Il (from 1993) |
9th | ||
| 4 | Choe Kwang 최광 (1918–1997) |
26 May 1990 |
21 February 1997 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| None (21 February 1997 – 5 September 1998) | ||||||||
| 5 | Kim Il-chol 김일철 (1933–2023) [8] |
5 September 1998 |
3 September 2003 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Jong Il | 10th | ||
| 6 | Ri Yong-mu 리용무 (1925–2022) [8] |
5 September 1998 |
3 September 2003 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| 7 | Yon Hyong-muk 연형묵 (1931–2005) [9][14] |
3 September 2003 |
22 October 2005 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Jong Il | 11th | ||
| (6) | Ri Yong-mu 리용무 (1925–2022) [9] |
3 September 2003 |
9 April 2009 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| 8 | Kim Yong-chun 김영춘 (1936–2018) [15] |
11 April 2007 |
9 April 2009 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| 9 | O Kuk-ryol 오극렬 (1930–2023) [16] |
19 February 2009 |
9 April 2009 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| (8) | Kim Yong-chun 김영춘 (1936–2018) [10] |
9 April 2009 |
9 April 2014 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Jong Il (until 2011) Vacant (2011–2012) Kim Jong Un (from 2012) |
12th | ||
| (6) | Ri Yong-mu 리용무 (1925–2022) [10] |
9 April 2009 |
9 April 2014 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| (9) | O Kuk-ryol 오극렬 (1930–2023) [10] |
9 April 2009 |
9 April 2014 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| 10 | Jang Song-thaek 장성택 (1946–2013) [17][18] |
7 June 2010 |
8 December 2013 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| 11 | Choe Ryong-hae 최룡해 (born 1950) [19][20] |
9 April 2014 |
25 September 2014 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Jong Un | 13th | ||
| (6) | Ri Yong-mu 리용무 (1925–2022) [19] |
9 April 2014 |
29 June 2016 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| (9) | O Kuk-ryol 오극렬 (1930–2023) [19] |
9 April 2014 |
29 June 2016 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| 12 | Hwang Pyong-so 황병서 (born 1949) [20] |
25 September 2014 |
29 June 2016 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
State Affairs Commission
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | President | SPA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| (11) | Choe Ryong-hae 최룡해 (born 1950) [21] |
29 June 2016 |
11 April 2019 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Jong Un | 13th | ||
| (12) | Hwang Pyong-so 황병서 (born 1949) [21][22] |
29 June 2016 |
11 April 2018 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| 13 | Pak Pong-ju 박봉주 (born 1939) [21] |
29 June 2016 |
11 April 2019 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| (13) | Pak Pong-ju 박봉주 (born 1939) [12][23] |
11 April 2019 |
29 September 2021 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Jong Un | 14th | ||
| 14 | Kim Tok-hun 김덕훈 (born 1961) [24] |
29 September 2021 |
22 March 2026 |
Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| 15 | Pak Thae-song 박태성 (born 1955) [13] |
22 March 2026 |
Incumbent | Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Jong Un | 15th | ||
References
- ^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 108
- ^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 91
- ^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 109
- ^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972), Article 76
- ^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1992), Article 91
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- ^ a b c "DPRK National Defence Commission Elected at SPA Session". KCNA Watch. 9 April 2014.
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- ^ "Sixth Session of 13th SPA Held". KCNA Watch. 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Second-day Sitting of 5th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 30 September 2021.
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