The Vice President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea () 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. The Vice Presidency has been left vacant since October 1997, when the Presidency was eternally reserved for Kim Il Sung.
List of vice presidents of North Korea No. PortraitNameTerm of officePartyPresidentSPA1Choe Yong-gon최용건(1900–1976)19721976Workers' Party of KoreaKim Il Sung5th2Kang Ryang-uk강량욱(1903–1983)19721977Korean Social Democratic Party3Kim Tong-gyu김동규(1915–unknown)19741977Workers' Party of Korea4Kim Il김일(1910–1984)19761977Workers' Party of Korea(4)Kim Il김일(1910–1984)19771982Workers' Party of KoreaKim Il Sung6th(2)Kang Ryang-uk강량욱(1903–1983)19771982Korean Social Democratic Party5Pak Song-chol박성철(1913–2008)19771982Workers' Party of Korea(4)Kim Il김일(1910–1984)19821984Workers' Party of KoreaKim Il Sung7th(2)Kang Ryang-uk강량욱(1903–1983)19821983Korean Social Democratic Party(5)Pak Song-chol박성철(1913–2008)19821986Workers' Party of Korea6Rim Chun-chu림춘추(1912–1988)19831986Workers' Party of Korea7Ri Jong-ok리종옥(1916–1999)19841986Workers' Party of Korea(5)Pak Song-chol박성철(1913–2008)19861990Workers' Party of KoreaKim Il Sung8th(7)Ri Jong-ok리종옥(1916–1999)19861990Workers' Party of Korea(6)Rim Chun-chu림춘추(1912–1988)19861988Workers' Party of Korea(5)Pak Song-chol박성철(1913–2008)19901998Workers' Party of KoreaKim Il SungVacant9th(7)Ri Jong-ok리종옥(1916–1999)19901998Workers' Party of Korea8Kim Pyong-sik김병식(1919–1999)19931998Korean Social Democratic Party9Kim Yong-ju김영주(1920–2021)19931998Workers' Party of Korea
See also
Vice President of South Korea
References