Pak Pong-ju
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Pak Pong-ju (Korean: 박봉주;[1] born 10 April 1939) is a North Korean politician who served as the Premier of North Korea from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2013 to 2019.[2] He was elected a member of the Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in 2016.
In this Korean name, the family name is Pak.
Quick Facts Vice President of the State Affairs Commission, President ...
Pak Pong-ju | |
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박봉주 | |
Vice President of the State Affairs Commission | |
In office 29 June 2016 – 29 September 2021 | |
President | Kim Jong Un |
First Vice President | Choe Ryong-hae |
Succeeded by | Kim Tok-hun |
9th Premier of North Korea | |
In office 1 April 2013 – 11 April 2019 | |
Chairman | Kim Jong Un |
Preceded by | Choe Yong-rim |
Succeeded by | Kim Jae-ryong |
In office 3 September 2003 – 11 April 2007 | |
Chairman | Kim Jong Il |
Preceded by | Hong Song-nam |
Succeeded by | Kim Yong-il |
Personal details | |
Born | (1939-04-10) 10 April 1939 (age 85) Kankyōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now North Hamgyong Province, North Korea) |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 박봉주 |
Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Bak Bong-ju |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Pongju |
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