Pak Pong-ju

Pak Pong-ju
박봉주
Vice President of the State Affairs Commission
In office
29 June 2016  29 September 2021
PresidentKim Jong Un
First Vice PresidentChoe Ryong-hae
Succeeded byKim Tok-hun
9th Premier of North Korea
In office
1 April 2013  11 April 2019
ChairmanKim Jong Un
Preceded byChoe Yong-rim
Succeeded byKim Jae-ryong
In office
3 September 2003  11 April 2007
ChairmanKim Jong Il
Preceded byHong Song-nam
Succeeded byKim Yong-il
Personal details
Born (1939-04-10) 10 April 1939
Kankyōhoku Province, Korea, Empire of Japan
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Korean name
Hangul
박봉주
Hanja
朴奉珠
RRBak Bongju
MRPak 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.