Pak Song-chol

Pak Song-chol
Pak in 1973
First Vice President of North Korea
In office
15 December 1977 – 5 September 1998
PresidentKim Il Sung
3rd Premier of North Korea
In office
19 April 1976 – 16 December 1977
PresidentKim Il Sung
Preceded byKim Il
Succeeded byRi Jong-ok
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
23 October 1959 – 1 July 1970
PremierKim Il Sung
Preceded byNam Il
Succeeded byHo Dam
Personal details
Born(1913-09-02)2 September 1913
Keishū, Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan, (today Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)
Died28 October 2008(2008-10-28) (aged 95)
Pyongyang, North Korea
NationalityNorth Korean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
박성철
Hancha
Revised RomanizationBak Seong-cheol
McCune–ReischauerPak Sŏngch'ŏl

Pak Song-chol or Park Sung-chul (Korean박성철; 2 September 1913[1] – 28 October 2008)[2] was a North Korean politician who served as Premier of North Korea from 1976 to 1977. He succeeded Kim Il. He also served as foreign minister from 1959 to 1970.

  1. ^ "Sorry Page". Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  2. ^ "DPRK senior official dies". Archived from the original on 2 November 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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