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Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly

Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly

Presiding officer of the Legislature of North Korea

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]

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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]

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References

  1. [1]
    Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 94
  2. [2]
    Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972), Article 86
  3. [3]
    "8th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 19 January 2023.


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