Pak Thae-song (박태성, born 14 September 1955[1]) is a North Korean politician. He is a Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and was the Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly from 2019 to 2023.[2][3][4]
Pak Thae-song | |
|---|---|
박태성 | |
 Pak in 2019 | |
| Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
| In office 11 April 2019 – 17 January 2023 | |
| Leader | Kim Jong Un |
| Presidium Chairman | Choe Ryong-hae |
| Preceded by | Choe Thae-bok |
| Succeeded by | Pak In-chol |
| WPK Provincial Party Committee Secretary of South Pyongan Province | |
| In office 2014–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Hong In-bom |
| Succeeded by | Kim Tu-il |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1955 North Korea |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 박태성 |
| Hancha | 朴泰成 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Taeseong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak T'aesŏng |
Biography
editAfter serving as a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, he became a candidate member of the party's politburo. In August 2012, he became vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[5] In May 2014, he became the responsible secretary of the party committee in Pyongannam-do. As a key executive in the organizational leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea, he is known as a key figure who actually moves the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. In 2021, he briefly disappeared from the official appearance of North Korea, and rumors of a purge were circulating. In January 2023, it was confirmed that he resigned as the chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly, and he is currently serving as a member of the political bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea and secretary of the secretariat.
References
edit- ^ 박태성(남성). nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "8th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 19 January 2023.
- ^ "In full: promotions and demotions at North Korea's 14th SPA". NK PRO. Korea Risk Group. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Pak Thae Song". North Korea Leadership Watch. February 28, 2018. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ 조선일보 (2020-07-22). "태영호 "북한 비선실세는 조연준, 조용원, 박태성"". 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
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