The Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (Korean: 최고인민회의 의장) is the presiding officer of the Supreme People's Assembly, the legislature of North Korea.[1]
| Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
|---|---|
| 최고인민회의 의장 | |
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| Appointer | Supreme People's Assembly |
| Term length | Same as the term of the Supreme People's Assembly |
| Inaugural holder | Ho Hon |
| Formation | 8 September 1948 |
The Supreme People's Assembly elects a chairman to preside its sessions.[1] Vice chairmen are elected alongside the chairman.[1]
From 1972 until 1998, the chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly was concurrently the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly.[2]
The current chairman is Pak In-chol, who was elected on 23 January 2023.[3]
List of office holders
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | SPA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||||||
| 1 |  | Ho Hon 허헌 (1885–1951) | 8 September 1948 | 17 August 1951 | Workers' Party of North Korea (until 1949) | 1st | |
| Workers' Party of Korea (from 1949) | |||||||
| Vacant (17 August 1951–22 December 1953) | |||||||
| 2 | | Ri Yong 리영 (1889–1960) | 22 December 1953 | 20 September 1957 | Laboring People's Party | ||
| 3 | | Choe Won-taek 최원택 (1895–1973) | 20 September 1957 | 16 December 1967 | Workers' Party of Korea | 2nd | |
| 3rd | |||||||
| 4 |  | Paek Nam-un 백남운 (1894–1976) | 16 December 1967 | 28 December 1972 | Workers' Party of Korea | 4th | |
| 5 |  | Hwang Jang-yop 황장엽 (1923–2010) | 28 December 1972 | 7 April 1983 | Workers' Party of Korea | 5th | |
| 6th | |||||||
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| 6 | | Yang Hyong-sop 양형섭 (1925–2022) | 7 April 1983 | 5 September 1998 | Workers' Party of Korea | ||
| 8th | |||||||
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| 7 | | Choe Thae-bok 최태복 (1930–2024) | 5 September 1998 | 11 April 2019 | Workers' Party of Korea | 10th | |
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| 8 |  | Pak Thae-song 박태성 (born 1955) | 11 April 2019 | 17 January 2023 | Workers' Party of Korea | 14th | |
| 9 | | Pak In-chol[3] 박인철 | 17 January 2023 | Incumbent | Workers' Party of Korea | ||