Vice President of the State Affairs Commission

Vice Presidents of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Vice Presidents of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원회 부위원장
	Incumbent; Choe Ryong-hae (as first vice president); Kim Tok-hun (as vice president); since 11 April 2019 (first vice president); and 29 September 2019 (vice president)
Member of	State Affairs Commission
Residence	Forbidden City, Pyongyang
Nominator	President of the State Affairs of North Korea
Appointer	Supreme People's Assembly
Term length	Five years, renewable
Constituting instrument	Constitution of North Korea
Precursor	Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission
Formation	28 December 1972

The vice presidents of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원회 부위원장), previously titled as vice chairmen of the State Affairs Commission, are members of the State Affairs Commission under the President of the State Affairs of North Korea and above the commission's members.

The Constitution of North Korea states that the State Affairs Commission includes a first vice president (Korean: 제1부위원장) and vice presidents.^[1] The vice presidents are nominated by the president of the State Affairs and elected by the Supreme People's Assembly for a term that coincides with the assembly's term.^[2]^[3] The vice presidents of the State Affairs Commission may carry out tasks authorized by the president of the State Affairs.

The post was first created under the title of vice chairman of the National Defence Commission through the 1972 North Korean constitution.^[4] The position of first vice chairman of the National Defence Commission was created in 1992 and abolished in 2012.^[5] With the abolition of the National Defence Commission and its replacement with the State Affairs Commission in 2016, the current position was created under its initial title as vice chairman of the State Affairs Commission. The position of first vice chairman of the State Affairs Commission was unofficially created on 11 April 2019 and was made official through a constitutional amendment on 29 August of the same year.^[6] As the position of chairman of the State Affairs Commission began to be referred to as president of the State Affairs in February 2021, the positions of first vice chairman and vice chairman began to be referred to as first vice president and vice president respectively.^[7]

The incumbent first vice president of the State Affairs Commission is Choe Ryong-hae, who was elected on 11 April 2019 after serving as vice president since 29 June 2016. The incumbent vice president of the State Affairs Commission is Kim Tok-hun, who was elected on 29 September 2019.

List of office holders

First Vice President

First Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission 국방위원회 제1부위원장
First Vice Chairman		Political party		Term start	Term end	SPA	Chairman
	Kim Jong Il 김정일 (1941–2011)		Workers' Party of Korea	9 April 1992	9 April 1993	9th	Kim Il Sung
	O Jin-u 오진우 (1917–1995)		Workers' Party of Korea	9 April 1993	25 February 1995		Kim Jong Il (until 2011)
Vacant (25 February 1995 – 5 September 1998)
	Jo Myong-rok 조명록 (1928–2010)		Workers' Party of Korea	5 September 1998	6 November 2010	10th
						11th
						12th
Vacant (6 November 2010 – 13 April 2012)						12th
First Vice President of the State Affairs Commission 국무위원회 제1부위원장
First Vice President		Political party		Term start	Term end	SPA	President
	Choe Ryong-hae 최룡해 (born 1950)		Workers' Party of Korea	11 April 2019	Incumbent	14th	Kim Jong Un

Vice President

Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission 국방위원회 부위원장
Vice Chairman		Political party		Term start	Term end	SPA	Chairman
	Choe Hyon 최현 (1907–1982)		Workers' Party of Korea	28 December 1972	10 April 1982	5th 6th 7th	Kim Il Sung
	O Jin-u 오진우 (1917–1995)		Workers' Party of Korea	28 December 1972	9 April 1993	5th 6th 7th 8th 9th	Kim Il Sung
	O Paek-ryong 오백룡 (1913–1984)		Workers' Party of Korea	28 December 1972	6 April 1984	5th 6th 7th	Kim Il Sung
	Choe Kwang 최광 (1918–1997)		Workers' Party of Korea	26 May 1990	21 February 1997	9th	Kim Il Sung (until 1993) Kim Jong Il (from 1993)
	Kim Il-chol 김일철 (1933–2023)		Workers' Party of Korea	5 September 1998	13 May 2010	10th 11th 12th	Kim Jong Il
	Ri Yong-mu 리용무 (1925–2022)		Workers' Party of Korea	5 September 1998	29 June 2016	10th 11th 12th 13th	Kim Jong Il (until 2011) Kim Jong Un (from 2012)
	Yon Hyong-muk 연형묵 (1931–2005)		Workers' Party of Korea	3 September 2003	22 October 2005	11th	Kim Jong Il
	Kim Yong-chun 김영춘 (1936–2018)		Workers' Party of Korea	11 April 2007	13 April 2014	11th 12th	Kim Jong Il (until 2011) Kim Jong Un (from 2012)
	O Kuk-ryol 오극렬 (1930–2023)		Workers' Party of Korea	19 February 2009	29 June 2016	10th 11th 12th 13th	Kim Jong Il (until 2011) Kim Jong Un (from 2012)
	Jang Song-thaek 장성택 (1946–2013)		Workers' Party of Korea	7 June 2010	8 December 2013	12th	Kim Jong Il (until 2011) Kim Jong Un (from 2012)
	Choe Ryong-hae 최룡해 (born 1950)		Workers' Party of Korea	9 April 2014	25 September 2014	13th	Kim Jong Un
	Hwang Pyong-so 황병서 (Born 1949)		Workers' Party of Korea	25 September 2014	29 June 2016	13th	Kim Jong Un
Vice President of the State Affairs Commission 국무위원회 부위원장
Vice President		Political party		Term start	Term end	SPA	President
	Choe Ryong-hae 최룡해 (born 1950)		Workers' Party of Korea	29 June 2016	11 April 2019	13th	Kim Jong Un
	Hwang Pyong-so 황병서 (Born 1949)		Workers' Party of Korea	29 June 2016	11 April 2018	13th	Kim Jong Un
	Pak Pong-ju 박봉주 (born 1939)		Workers' Party of Korea	29 June 2016	29 September 2021	13th 14th	Kim Jong Un
	Kim Tok-hun 김덕훈 (born 1961)		Workers' Party of Korea	29 September 2019	Incumbent	14th	Kim Jong Un

References

^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 108
^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 91
^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 109
^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972), Article 76
^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1992), Article 91
^ "First Session of 14th SPA Held". KCNA Watch. 12 April 2019.
^ Koh, Byung-joon (17 February 2021). "N.K. state media use 'president' as new English title for leader Kim". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[1] Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 108

[2] Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 91

[3] Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 109

[4] Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972), Article 76

[5] Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1992), Article 91

[6] "First Session of 14th SPA Held". KCNA Watch. 12 April 2019.

[7] Koh, Byung-joon (17 February 2021). "N.K. state media use 'president' as new English title for leader Kim". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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