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.

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)
	Choe Yong-gon (1900–1976)	28 December 1972[3]	December 1974[4]	Kim Il-sung (1972–1994)
	Kang Ryang-uk (1902–1983)	28 December 1972[5]	15 December 1977
	Kim Tong-gyu (1915–?)	November 1974[6]	15 December 1977
	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)
	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)
	Pak Song-chol (1913–2008)	5 April 1982[10]	29 December 1986
	Kang Ryang-uk (1902–1984)	5 April 1982	9 January 1983
	Lim Chum-chu (1912–1988)	April 1983[11]	29 December 1986
	Ri Jong-ok (1905–1999)	January 1984[12]	29 December 1986
4th term (1986–1990)
	Pak Song-chol (1913–2008)	29 December 1986[13]	24 May 1990	Kim Il-sung (1972–1994)
	Lim Chum-chu (1912–1988)	29 December 1986	27 April 1988[14]
	Ri Jong-ok (1905–1999)	29 December 1986[15]	24 May 1990
5th term (1990–1994)
	Pak Song-chol (1913–2008)	24 May 1990[16]	October 1997	Kim Il-sung (1972–1994)
	Ri Jong-ok (1905–1999)	24 May 1990[17]	October 1997
	Kim Yong-ju (born 1920)	11 December 1993[18]	October 1997
	Kim Pyong-sik (1919–1999)	11 December 1993[19]	October 1997
Vacancy (1994–1998)
	Pak Song-chol (1913–2008)	24 May 1990[20]	October 1997	Vacant (1994–1998)
	Ri Jong-ok (1905–1999)	24 May 1990[21]	October 1997
	Kim Yong-ju (born 1920)	11 December 1993[22]	October 1997
	Kim Pyong-sik (1919–1999)	11 December 1993[23]	October 1997

See also

• President of North Korea
• Kim dynasty (North Korea)
• Vice President of South Korea

References

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