The Ministry of Finance () is a government ministry in North Korea which is responsible for planning and managing the economic policies of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It deliberates the budget, establishes tax and economy policies, establishes fiscal policies and national financial management plans, organizes budgets, and discusses plans for fund management. It is a department in charge of coordination, budget and fund execution and management. It was formed in September 1948.
Ministers of Finance Name Took office Left office NotesChoe Chang-ik9 September 194829 November 195229 November 195223 March 1954Choe Chang-ik23 March 1954November 1954November 1954April 1958Song Bong-ukApril 1958August 1960Han Sang-tuAugust 196016 December 1967Yun Ki-pok16 December 19671969Choe Yong-su19691971Kim Kyong-yonJuly 19711980Yun Gi-jongApril 19801998Yun Ki-chong, Yun Ki-jongRim Kyong-suk1998October 2000Yim Kyong-sukOctober 20002008Kim Wan-suApril 2009September 2009Pak Su-gil2009February 2012Choe Kwang-jinFebruary 2012February 2015Ki Kwang-hoFebruary 2015January 2021Ko Jong-bomJanuary 2021July 2024Ri Myong Guk 리명국July 2024 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/PYH20240702070500315?section=image/nk N. Korea's new finance minister
See also Cabinet of North Korea Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Economy of North Korea
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