Hong Son-ok

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.
Hong Son-ok
Personal details
Born (1950-03-28) 28 March 1950 (age 74)
North Pyongan Province
NationalityNorth Korean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
홍선옥[1]
Hancha
洪仙玉
Revised RomanizationHong Seong-ok[2]
McCune–ReischauerHong So’n-ok[3]

Hong Son-ok (Korean: 홍선옥, born 28 March 1950) is a senior North Korean politician.[4] She has served as the Vice Chairwoman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) and Chairwoman of the Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries. These posts took her to many foreign countries and meetings with foreign dignitaries. In 2013 she became the first female to be appointed Secretary General of the SPA Presidium. She served in that capacity until 2018. Hong has chaired many of North Korea's friendship associations with foreign countries.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Nkinfo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ North Korea Handbook 2002, p. xxx.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Leadership was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Mo Jingxi (27 October 2016). "China, DPRK to build new bridges for relief supplies". China Daily. Retrieved 16 October 2018.