14th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly

14th Standing Committee
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Type	Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
Election	1st Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly
Leadership
Chairman	Choe Ryong-hae
Vice Chairmen	Thae Hyong-chol Kim Yong-dae
Secretary-General	Jong Yong-guk
Members
Total	15

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The 14th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) was elected by the 1st Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly on 11 April 2019.^[1] It was named 14th Presidium until sometime in 2021 when the body's name was changed to the current one.

Meetings

1st–10th not made public.
11th Plenary Meeting (4 November 2020)^[2]
12th Plenary Meeting (4 December 2020)^[3]
13th Plenary Meeting (4 March 2021)^[4]

Members

Rank	Name	Hangul	13th PRE	Positions
1	Choe Ryong-hae	최룡해	New	Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
2	Thae Hyong-chol	태형철	New	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
3	Kim Yong-dae	김영대	Old	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
4	Jong Yong-guk	종용국	Old	Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
5	Kim Yong-chol	김영철	Old	—
6	Kim Nung-o	김능오	New	—
7	Kang Ji-yong	강지용	New	—
8	Ju Yong-gil	주용길	Old	—
9	Kim Chang-yop	김창엽	Old	—
10	Jang Chun-sil	장춘실	Old	—
11	Pak Myong-chol	박명철	Old	—
12	Ri Myong-chol	리명철	New	—
13	Kang Su-rin	강수v린	Old	—
14	Kang Myong-chol	강명철	Old	—
15	Ri Chol	리철	New	—
References: ^[1]^[5]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b "First Session of 14th SPA Held". Korean Central News Agency. 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
^ "11th Plenary Meeting of 14th Presidium of SPA of DPRK held". Korean Central News Agency. 5 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
^ "12th Plenary Meeting of 14th Presidium of DPRK Supreme People's Assembly Held". Korean Central News Agency. 5 December 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
^ "13th Plenary Meeting of 14th Standing Committee of SPA of DPRK held". Voice of Korea. 5 March 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
^ Staff writer (12 April 2019). "In full: promotions and demotions at North Korea's 14th SPA". NK News. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.

Bibliography

Books:

Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.

Supreme People's Assembly

Leaders

Standing Committee Chairman	Kim Tu-bong (1948–57) Choe Yong-gon (1957–72) Hwang Jang-yop (1972–83) Yang Hyong-sop (1983–98) Kim Yong-nam (1998–19) Choe Ryong-hae (2019–onwards)
Assembly Chairman	Ho Hon (1948–51) Yi Yong (1951–57) Choe Won-taek (1957–67) Paek Nam-un (1967–72) Hwang Jang-yop (1972–83) Yang Hyong-sop (1983–98) Choe Thae-bok (1998–19) Pak Thae-song (2019–23) Pak In-chol (2023–onwards)
Assembly Vice Chairman Presidium Honorary Vice President Standing Committee Secretary-General Standing Committee Vice Chairman

Committees

Budget	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Credentials	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Foreign Affairs	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th none (1972–77) 6th none (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Legislation	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)

Terms

Leadership	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–09) 12th (2009–14) 13th NDC (2014–16) SAC (2016–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Standing Committee	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Assembly	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)

Deputies

1st (1948–57)
2nd (1957–62)
3rd (1962–67)
4th (1967–72)
5th (1972–77)
6th (1977–82)
7th (1982–86)
8th (1986–90)
9th (1990–98)
10th (1998–03)
11th (2003–2009)
12th (2009–14)
13th (2014–19)
14th (2019–onwards)

Elected bodies

Cabinet	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Central Court	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Central People's	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98)
National Defence	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–09) 11th (2009–14) 13th (2014–16)
Procurator's Office	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
State Affairs	13th (2016–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Posts	Cabinet: Premier of North Korea Vice Premier of North Korea Ministers Judiciary: Director of the Supreme Procurator's Office President of the Central Court State: President of the State Affairs Commission