Pak Yong-il
박용일
30 August 2019 – 18 September 2022
30 August 2019 – 18 September 2022
North Korea
(aged 56)
Pak Yong-il (Korean: 박용일; 1966 – September 2022) was a North Korean politician, who served as chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Social Democratic Party as of 28 August 2019[citation needed] and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly.[3]
Early life and career
Pak Yong-il was born in North Korea in 1966. He attended Kim Il Sung University.
Pak Yong-il became a member of the Peace and Unity Committee, and later became Deputy Chairman of the Peace and Unity Committee in March 2018. He became a member of the Central Committee of the Korean Red Cross in August 2006. He took part in negotiations of the Korean Red Cross representing North Korea.[4] He succeeded Kim Yong-dae as the chairman of the Central Committee of the Social Democratic Party of Korea and Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly on 28 August 2019.[1]
Pak died in 18 September 2022.[5] On 20 September 2022, North Korean state media reported that leader Kim Jong Un sent a wreath the day before to express condolences over Pak Yong-il's death.[6]
References
- ^ a b "In full: promotions and demotions at North Korea's 14th SPA". NK PRO. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "The SPA Standing Committee holds plenum". North Korea Leadership Watch. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ 북한정보포털 | 권력기구도. nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ 北 박용일 "남북가족 이산상봉 기쁨…판문점선언 덕택". Newsis. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ 북한 '야당 당수' 박용일 사망…김정은, 화환 보내 애도. 매일경제 (in Korean). 연합뉴스. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Wreath to Bier of Late Pak Yong Il". KCNA Watch. KCNA. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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Preceded by Kim Yong-dae | Chairman of the Korean Social Democratic Party 2019–2022 | Succeeded by TBA |