The vice chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly () is a member of the Supreme People's Assembly that ranks next to the chairman. The SPA vice chairman is elected by the Supreme People's Assembly along with the SPA chairman.Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 92 From 1972 until 1998, the SPA vice chairman was concurrently the SPA Standing Committee vice chairman.Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972), Article 86
The current vice chairpersons of the Supreme People's Assembly are Pak Kum-hui, who was elected on 11 April 2019, and Maeng Kyong Il, who was elected on 17 January 2023.
List of office holders
No.PortraitNameTerm of officePartyChairmanSPA1Kim Tal-hyon김달현19481953Chondoist Chongu PartyHo HonVacantRi Yong1st2Ri Yong리영19481953 Workers' Party of North KoreaWorkers' Party of Korea3Ri Yu-min리유민19531957Workers' Party of Korea4Hong Ki-hwang홍기황19531957Korean Democratic Party5Ri Ki-yong리기영19571962Workers' Party of KoreaChoe Won-taek2nd6Kim Chang-jun김창준19571959Workers' Party of Korea7Kim Tuk-ran김득란19591962Workers' Party of Korea(5)Ri Ki-yong리기영19621967Workers' Party of KoreaChoe Won-taek3rd(7)Kim Tuk-ran김득란19621967Workers' Party of Korea(5)Ri Ki-yong리기영19671972Workers' Party of KoreaPaek Nam-un4th(7)Kim Tuk-ran김득란19671972Workers' Party of Korea8Hong Ki-mun홍기문19721977Workers' Party of KoreaHwang Jang-yop5th9Ho Jong-suk허정숙19721977Workers' Party of Korea(9)Ho Jong-suk허정숙19771982Workers' Party of KoreaHwang Jang-yop6th(8)Hong Ki-mun홍기문19771982Workers' Party of Korea(9)Ho Jong-suk허정숙19821983Workers' Party of KoreaHwang Jang-yopYang Hyong-sop7th(8)Hong Ki-mun홍기문19821983Workers' Party of Korea10Son Song-pil손성필19831986Workers' Party of Korea11Ryo Yon-gu려연구19831986Workers' Party of Korea(10)Son Song-pil손성필19861990Workers' Party of KoreaYang Hyong-sop8th(11)Ryo Yon-gu려연구19861990Workers' Party of Korea12Paek In-jun백인준19901998Workers' Party of KoreaYang Hyong-sop9th(11)Ryo Yon-gu려연구19901996Workers' Party of Korea13Jang Chol장철19982003Workers' Party of KoreaChoe Thae-bok10th14Ryo Won-gu려원구19982003Workers' Party of Korea15Kang Nung-su강능수20032008Workers' Party of KoreaChoe Thae-bok11th(14)Ryo Won-gu려원구20032009Workers' Party of Korea16Kim Wan-su김완수20092014Workers' Party of KoreaChoe Thae-bok12th17Hong Son-ok홍선옥20092014Workers' Party of Korea18An Tong-chun안동춘20142019Workers' Party of KoreaChoe Thae-bok13th19Ri Hye-jong리혜정20142019Workers' Party of Korea20Pak Chol-min박철민20192023Workers' Party of KoreaPak Thae-songPak In-cholVacant14th21Pak Kum-hui박금희20192026Workers' Party of Korea22Maeng Kyong-il맹경일20232026Workers' Party of Korea23Kim Hyong-sik김형식2026IncumbentWorkers' Party of KoreaJo Yong-wonVacant15th24Ri Son-gwon리선권2026IncumbentKorean Social Democratic Party
See also Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
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