Pak Pong-ju
Pak Pong-ju | |
|---|---|
| 박봉주 | |
| Vice President of the State Affairs Commission | |
| In office 29 June 2016 – 29 September 2021 | |
| President | Kim Jong Un |
| First Vice President | Choe Ryong-hae |
| Succeeded by | Kim Tok-hun |
| 9th Premier of North Korea | |
| In office 1 April 2013 – 11 April 2019 | |
| Chairman | Kim Jong Un |
| Preceded by | Choe Yong-rim |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jae-ryong |
| In office 3 September 2003 – 11 April 2007 | |
| Chairman | Kim Jong Il |
| Preceded by | Hong Song-nam |
| Succeeded by | Kim Yong-il |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1939 Kankyōhoku Province, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박봉주 |
| Hanja | 朴奉珠 |
| RR | Bak Bongju |
| MR | Pak Pongju |
Pak Pong-ju (Korean: 박봉주; born 10 April 1939) is a North Korean politician who served as the Premier of North Korea from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2013 to 2019. He was elected a member of the Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in 2016.