Vice President of North Korea
Vice President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 부주석; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 副主席) 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.
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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]
List of Vice Presidents of North Korea
| Vice President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice President (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | President (Term) | |||
| 1st term (1972–1977) | |||||
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Choe Yong-gon (1900–1976) |
28 December 1972[3] | December 1974[4] | Kim Il-sung (1972–1994) | |
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Kang Ryang-uk (1902–1983) |
28 December 1972[5] | 15 December 1977 | ||
|
Kim Tong-gyu (1915–?) |
November 1974[6] | 15 December 1977 | ||
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Kim Il (1902–1984) |
19 April 1976[7] | 15 December 1977 | ||
| 2nd term (1977–1982) | |||||
|
Kim Il (1902–1984) |
15 December 1977 | 5 April 1982 | Kim Il-sung (1972–1994) | |
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Pak Song-chol (1913–2008) |
15 December 1977[8] | 5 April 1982 | ||
|
Kang Ryang-uk (1902–1984) |
15 December 1977 | 5 April 1982 | ||
| 3rd term (1982–1986) | |||||
|
Kim Il (1902–1984) |
5 April 1982 | 25 January 1984[9] | Kim Il-sung (1972–1994) | |
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Pak Song-chol (1913–2008) |
5 April 1982[10] | 29 December 1986 | ||
|
Kang Ryang-uk (1902–1984) |
5 April 1982 | 9 January 1983 | ||
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Lim Chum-chu (1912–1988) |
April 1983[11] | 29 December 1986 | ||
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Ri Jong-ok (1905–1999) |
January 1984[12] | 29 December 1986 | ||
| 4th term (1986–1990) | |||||
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Pak Song-chol (1913–2008) |
29 December 1986[13] | 24 May 1990 | Kim Il-sung (1972–1994) | |
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Lim Chum-chu (1912–1988) |
29 December 1986 | 27 April 1988[14] | ||
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Ri Jong-ok (1905–1999) |
29 December 1986[15] | 24 May 1990 | ||
| 5th term (1990–1994) | |||||
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Pak Song-chol (1913–2008) |
24 May 1990[16] | October 1997 | Kim Il-sung (1972–1994) | |
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Ri Jong-ok (1905–1999) |
24 May 1990[17] | October 1997 | ||
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Kim Yong-ju (born 1920) |
11 December 1993[18] | October 1997 | ||
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Kim Pyong-sik (1919–1999) |
11 December 1993[19] | October 1997 | ||
| Vacancy (1994–1998) | |||||
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Pak Song-chol (1913–2008) |
24 May 1990[20] | October 1997 | Vacant (1994–1998) | |
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Ri Jong-ok (1905–1999) |
24 May 1990[21] | October 1997 | ||
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Kim Yong-ju (born 1920) |
11 December 1993[22] | October 1997 | ||
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Kim Pyong-sik (1919–1999) |
11 December 1993[23] | October 1997 | ||
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- Banks, Arthur S.; Day, Alan J.; Muller, Thomas C.; 0, 0 (1 February 2016). Political Handbook of the World 1998. Springer. ISBN 9781349149513 – via Google Books.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c054551470
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- "Pak Song-chol". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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- "Rim Chun-chu". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "Ri Jong-ok". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "Pak Song-chol". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/28/obituaries/rim-chun-chu-north-korean-official.html
- "Ri Jong-ok". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "Pak Song-chol". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "Ri Jong-ok". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/12/11/Kim-Il-Sungs-brother-elected-North-Korean-vice-president/9854755586000/
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- "Ri Jong-ok". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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