Pyon Yong-rip

Pyon Yong-rip
Secretary of the standing committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
In office
2009–2012
Supreme LeaderKim Jong-un
Preceded byChoe Yong-rim
Succeeded byThae Hyong-chol
Personal details
Born(1929-09-20)20 September 1929
Chaeryong County, Kōkai-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died15 November 2016(2016-11-15) (aged 87)
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Alma materKim Il Sung University

Pyon Yong-rip (Korean: 변영립; September 20, 1929 – November 15, 2016) was a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He served as secretary of the standing committee of the Supreme People's Assembly and was a member of the 6th Political Bureau of the 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea .