Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly
| Chairman of of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
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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 | 9 September 1948 |
The Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea presides over the sessions of the Supreme People's Assembly, the legislature of North Korea. The current chairman is Pak Thae-song, who was elected on 11 April 2019.
Powers
Article 94 of the Constitution of North Korea states that the Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly is elected by the Supreme People's Assembly to preside over its sessions. The chairman has vice-chairmen elected alongside him.
From 1972 until 1998, the Chairman also served as the President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly when the SPA is not in session.
List of office holders
| Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |||||||
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| Chairman | Political party | Term | Election | ||||
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Ho Hon 허헌 1885–1951 |
rowspan="1" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" | | Workers' Party of North Korea | 9 September 1948 | 17 August 1951 | 1st SPA | |
| rowspan="1" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" | | Workers' Party of Korea | ||||||
| Vacant (17 August 1951–22 December 1953) | |||||||
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Ri Yong 리영 1889–1960 |
rowspan="1" style="background:Template:Laboring People's Party/meta/color" height="99" | | Laboring People's Party | 22 December 1953 | 20 September 1957 | 1st SPA | |
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Choe Won-thaek 최원택 1895–1973 |
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" | | Workers' Party of Korea | 20 September 1957 | 23 October 1962 | 2nd SPA | |
| 23 October 1962 | 16 December 1967 | 3rd SPA | |||||
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Paek Nam-un 백남운 1894–1976 |
rowspan="1" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" | | Workers' Party of Korea | 16 December 1967 | 28 December 1972 | 4th SPA | |
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Hwang Jang-yop 황장엽 1923–2010 |
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" | | Workers' Party of Korea | 28 December 1972 | 16 December 1977 | 5th SPA | |
| 16 December 1977 | 6 April 1982 | 6th SPA | |||||
| 6 April 1982 | 7 April 1983 | 7th SPA | |||||
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Yang Hyong-sop 양형섭 (born 1925) |
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" | | Workers' Party of Korea | 7 April 1983 | 29 December 1986 | ||
| 29 December 1986 | 24 May 1990 | 8th SPA | |||||
| 24 May 1990 | 5 September 1998 | 9th SPA | |||||
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Choe Thae-bok 최태복 (born 1930) |
rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" | | Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 3 September 2003 | 10th SPA | |
| 3 September 2003 | 9 April 2009 | 11th SPA | |||||
| 9 April 2009 | 9 April 2014 | 12th SPA | |||||
| 9 April 2014 | 11 April 2019 | 13th SPA | |||||
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Pak Thae-song 박태성 (born 1955) |
rowspan="1" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" | | Workers' Party of Korea | 11 April 2019 | Present | 14th SPA | |