Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly

Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly
최고인민회의 의장
Emblem of North Korea
Incumbent
Pak In-chol
since 17 January 2023
AppointerSupreme People's Assembly
Term lengthSame as the term of the Supreme People's Assembly
Inaugural holderHo Hon
Formation8 September 1948

The Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (Korean: 최고인민회의 의장) is the presiding officer of the Supreme People's Assembly, the legislature of North Korea.[1]

The Supreme People's Assembly elects a chairman to preside its sessions.[1] Vice chairmen are elected alongside the chairman.[1]

From 1972 until 1998, the chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly was concurrently the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly.[2]

The current chairman is Pak In-chol, who was elected on 23 January 2023.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 94
  2. ^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972), Article 86
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).