Kim Yong-ju | |
|---|---|
김영주 | |
 Kim in 2014 | |
| Honorary Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
| In office September 1998 – December 2021 | |
| President | Kim Yong-nam Choe Ryong-hae |
| Vice President of North Korea | |
| In office December 1993 – October 1997[citation needed] | |
| President | Kim Il Sung |
| Vice Premier of North Korea | |
| In office 1974–1975 | |
| Premier | Kim Il |
| Head of the Organization and Guidance Department | |
| In office 1959–1974 | |
| Leader | Kim Il Sung |
| Preceded by | Pak Yong-bin |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jong Il |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1920 Taedong County, Heian'nan-dō (South Pyongan Province), Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Died | December 14, 2021 (aged 101) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Children | 2 biological and 2 adopted[1] |
| Parent(s) | Kim Hyong-jik Kang Pan Sok |
| Relatives | Kim family |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김영주 |
| Hancha | 金英柱 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Yeongju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏngchu |
Kim Yong-ju (Korean: 김영주; 1920 – 14 December 2021) was a North Korean politician and the younger brother of Kim Il Sung, who ruled North Korea from 1948 to 1994. Under his brother's rule, Kim Yong-ju held key posts including Politburo member in the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) during the 1960s and early 1970s, but he fell out of favour in 1974 following a power struggle with Kim Jong Il. From 1998 until his death in 2021, he held the ceremonial position of Honorary Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), North Korea's parliament.