Pak In-chol

Pak In-chol
박인철
Pak in 2025
Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly
In office
19 January 2023 – 20 September 2025
LeaderKim Jong Un
SC ChairmanChoe Ryong-hae
Preceded byPak Thae-song
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born
North Korea
PartyWorkers' Party of Korea
Korean name
Hangul
박인철
RRBak Incheol
MRPak Inch'ŏl

Pak In-chol (Korean: 박인철) is a North Korean politician who served from 19 January 2023 to 20 September 2025 as the Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's unicameral parliament.[1]

Biography

In January 2021, at the 8th Party Congress, he was elected as a candidate member of the 8th Central Committee. He also served as chairman of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea.[2][3] At the 8th session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly in January 2023, he was elected as the Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly.[4]

References

  1. ^ "8th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 2023-01-19.
  2. ^ 북, 17~18일 최고인민회의 개최...김정은 불참한 듯. Tongil News (in Korean). 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  3. ^ "DPRK held 8th union congress". plenglish.com. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  4. ^ 북한 최고인민회의 의장에 선출된 박인철. Yonhap News Agency. 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-02-09.