Choe Won-taek

North Korean politician (1895–1973)

최원택

Chairman of the Supreme People's AssemblyIn office
20 September 1957 – 16 December 1967Vice ChairmanYi Ki-yong
Kim Chang-jun
Kim Tuk-nanPreceded byYi YongSucceeded byPaek Nam-un Personal detailsBorn1895
North Hamgyong Province, JoseonDied17 March 1973Political partyWorkers' Party of KoreaMilitary serviceAllegiance

North KoreaKorean nameChosŏn'gŭl

최원택

Hancha

崔元澤

Revised RomanizationChoe WontaekMcCune–ReischauerCh'oe Wŏnt'aek

Choe Won-taek (Korean: 최원택; 1895 – 17 March 1973) was a leading North Korean politician who served as Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly from 1957 to 1967.^[1] Furthermore, he was a member of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th term of the Central Committee.^[2]

Biography

Choi was born in Daegu in 1895.^{[clarification needed]} From June 1923, he worked as an organizer of yacheika (ячейка, communist cells) in Daegu which was part of the Korburo(Корбюро,꼬르뷰로, a Korean branch of Comintern).^[3] He also worked in the socialist ideological group called Sangmihoe (尙微會).^[3] In 1924, he participated in the formation of sinheungcheongnyon dongmaeng, which became part of Joseonchongnyonchongdongmaeng by march of the same year.^[3]

References

Citations

^ Suh 1981, pp. 400 & 411.
^ Suh 1981, p. 324, 326 & 330.
^ ^a ^b ^c "최원택". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.

Bibliography

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