5th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly

5th Standing Committee
← 4th 6th →
Sign of the Supreme People's Assembly
28 December 1972 – 17 December 1977 (4 years, 354 days) Overview
Type	Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
Election	1st Session of the 5th Supreme People's Assembly
Leadership
Chairman	Hwang Chang-yop
Vice Chairmen	Hong Ki-mun Ho Chong-suk
Secretary-General	Chong Chang-chol
Members
Total	15

The 5th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) was elected by the 1st Session of the 5th Supreme People's Assembly on 28 December 1972.^[1] It was replaced on 17 December 1977 by the 6th SPA Standing Committee.^[2]

Members

Rank	Name	Hangul	4th STC	6th STC	Positions
1	Hwang Chang-yop	황장엽	New	Reelected	Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
2	Hong Ki-mun	홍기문	New	Reelected	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
3	Ho Chong-suk	허정숙	New	Reelected	Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
4	So Chol	서철	New	Demoted	—
5	Han Ik-su	한익수	New	Demoted	—
6	Chon Chang-chol	전창철	New	Reelected	Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
7	Pak Sin-dok	박신독	Old	Demoted	—
8	Kim Yong-nam	김영남	New	Reelected	—
9	Chong Chun-gi	종 춘기	New	Demoted	—
10	Yom Tae-jun	염태준	New	Demoted	—
11	Kim Song-ae	김성애	New	Reelected	—
12	Kim I-hun	김이훈	New	Demoted	—
13	Yi Yong-bok	이용복	New	Demoted	—
14	Yun Ki-bok	윤기복	New	Reelected	—
15	Yi Tu-chan	이투찬	New	Demoted	—
16	Kang Song-san	강성산	New	Demoted	—
17	O Hyon-ju	오현주	New	Demoted	—
18	Chon Se-bong	전세봉	New	Reelected	—
19	Yi Myong-sang	이명상	New	Demoted	—
References: ^[3]^[1]^[4]

Books:

Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.

Supreme People's Assembly

Leaders

Standing Committee Chairman	Kim Tu-bong (1948–57) Choe Yong-gon (1957–72) Hwang Jang-yop (1972–83) Yang Hyong-sop (1983–98) Kim Yong-nam (1998–19) Choe Ryong-hae (2019–onwards)
Assembly Chairman	Ho Hon (1948–51) Yi Yong (1951–57) Choe Won-taek (1957–67) Paek Nam-un (1967–72) Hwang Jang-yop (1972–83) Yang Hyong-sop (1983–98) Choe Thae-bok (1998–19) Pak Thae-song (2019–23) Pak In-chol (2023–onwards)
Assembly Vice Chairman Presidium Honorary Vice President Standing Committee Secretary-General Standing Committee Vice Chairman

Committees

Budget	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Credentials	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Foreign Affairs	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th none (1972–77) 6th none (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Legislation	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)

Terms

Leadership	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–09) 12th (2009–14) 13th NDC (2014–16) SAC (2016–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Standing Committee	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Assembly	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)

Deputies

1st (1948–57)
2nd (1957–62)
3rd (1962–67)
4th (1967–72)
5th (1972–77)
6th (1977–82)
7th (1982–86)
8th (1986–90)
9th (1990–98)
10th (1998–03)
11th (2003–2009)
12th (2009–14)
13th (2014–19)
14th (2019–onwards)

Elected bodies

Cabinet	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Central Court	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Central People's	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98)
National Defence	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–09) 11th (2009–14) 13th (2014–16)
Procurator's Office	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
State Affairs	13th (2016–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Posts	Cabinet: Premier of North Korea Vice Premier of North Korea Ministers Judiciary: Director of the Supreme Procurator's Office President of the Central Court State: President of the State Affairs Commission