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Pak In-chol
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
OccupationPolitician
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
박인철
Revised RomanizationBak Incheol
McCune–ReischauerPak 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

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 [ ko] (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.
Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly
January 2023 - present
Succeeded by
Incumbent