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 and 11th 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 (age 85)
Kankyōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
(now North Hamgyong Province, North Korea)
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
박봉주
Hancha
朴奉珠[a]
Revised RomanizationBak Bong-ju
McCune–ReischauerPak Pongju

Pak Pong-ju (Korean박봉주;[1] 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.[2] He was elected a member of the Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in 2016.


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  1. ^ Kim Kyung-yoon (10 January 2021). "[속보] '김정은 측근' 조용원 북한 정치국 상무위원…박봉주 빠져". 주식회사 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ "1st Session of 11th SPA of DPRK Held". Korean Central News Agency. 3 September 2004. Archived from the original on 16 May 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2007.

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