Pak In-chol (politician)
Pak In-chol | |
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박인철 | |
Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
Assumed office 19 January 2023 | |
Leader | Kim Jong Un |
SC Chairman | Choe Ryong-hae |
Preceded by | Pak Thae-song |
Personal details | |
Born | North Korea |
Citizenship | North Korean |
Nationality | Korean |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Occupation | Politician |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 박인철 |
Revised Romanization | Bak Incheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Inch'ŏl |
Pak In-chol (Korean: 박인철) is a North Korean politician who has been serving since January 2023 as the Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's unicameral parliament.[1]
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "8th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 2023-01-19.
- ^ "북, 17~18일 최고인민회의 개최...김정은 불참한 듯". Tongil News (in Korean). 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "DPRK held 8th union congress". plenglish.com. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "북한 최고인민회의 의장에 선출된 박인철". Yonhap News Agency. 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-02-09.