7th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly

7th Standing Committee
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Sign of the Supreme People's Assembly
5 April 1982 – 30 December 1986 (4 years, 269 days) Overview
Type	Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
Election	1st Session of the 7th Supreme People's Assembly
Leadership
Chairman	Yang Hyong-sop Hwang Chang-yop
Vice Chairmen	Ho Chong-suk Hong Ki-mun
Secretary-General	Kim I-hun
Members
Total	15

The 7th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) was elected by the 1st Session of the 7th Supreme People's Assembly on 5 April 1982.^[1] It was replaced on 30 December 1986 by the 8th SPA Standing Committee.

Officers

Name	Hangul	Took office	Left Office	Duration
Hwang Jang-yop	황장엽	5 April 1982	7 April 1983	1 year and 2 days
Yang Hyong-sop	양형섭	7 April 1983	30 December 1986	3 years and 267 days
References: ^[1]^[2]^[3]

Name	Hangul	Took office	Left Office	Duration
Ho Chong-suk	정자	5 April 1982	7 April 1983	1 year and 2 days
Hong Ki-mun	홍기문	5 April 1982	7 April 1983	1 year and 2 days
Son Song-pil	손송필	7 April 1983	30 December 1986	3 years and 267 days
Yo Yong-ku	요용구	7 April 1983	30 December 1986	3 years and 267 days
References: ^[1]^[2]^[3]

Name	Hangul	Took office	Left Office	Duration
Kim I-hun	김이훈	5 April 1982	25 January 1984	1 year and 295 days
Kim Pong-chu	김퐁추	25 January 1984	30 December 1986	2 years and 339 days
References: ^[1]^[2]^[3]

Rank	Name	Hangul	6th STC	8th STC	Positions
1	Hwang Chang-yop	황장엽	Old	Demoted	Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
2	Ho Chong-suk	정자	Old	Demoted	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
3	Hong Ki-mun	홍기문	Old	Demoted	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
4	Kim I-hun	김이훈	New	Demoted	Secretary of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
5	Chong Tong-chol	종통철	Old	Demoted	—
6	Kim Kwan-sop	김관섭	Old	Demoted	—
7	Kim Ki-nam	김기남	Old	Demoted	—
8	Yi Yong-ik	이용익	Old	Demoted	—
9	Yom Tae-chun	염태천	New	Reelected	—
10	Chong Tu-hwan	종투환	New	Reelected	—
11	Yi Yong-su	이용수	New	Demoted	—
12	Kim Pong-ju	김퐁추	Old	Demoted	—
13	Kim Song-ae	김성애	Old	Reelected	—
14	Son Song-pil	손송필	Old	Reelected	—
15	Chon Se-bong	전세퐁	Old	Demoted	—
References: ^[4]^[1]^[2]^[3]

Officeholder		Replacement		By		8th STC
Name	Hangul	Name	Hangul	Date	Session	8th STC
Hwang Chang-yop	황장엽	Yang Hyong-sop	양형섭	7 April 1983	2nd	Reelected
Ho Chong-suk	정자	Son Song-pil	손송필	7 April 1983	2nd	Reelected
Hong Ki-mun	홍기문	Yo Yong-ku	요용구	7 April 1983	2nd	Reelected
Kim I-hun	김이훈	Kim Pong-chu	김퐁추	25 January 1984	3rd	Reelected
References: ^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f National Foreign Assessment Center (1983). "Directory of Officials of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Central Intelligence Agency. p. 23. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e National Foreign Assessment Center (1983). "Directory of Officials of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Central Intelligence Agency. p. 19. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e National Foreign Assessment Center (1983). "Directory of Officials of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Central Intelligence Agency. p. 15/166. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ Suh 1981, p. 426.

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