Kim Yong-ju

Hero of the Republic Kim Yong Ju
김영주
Kim in 2014
Honorary Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
In office September 1998 – December 2021
President	Kim Yong-nam Choe Ryong-hae
Vice President of North Korea
In office December 1993 – October 1997[citation needed] Serving with Pak Song-chol, Ri Jong-ok, and Kim Pyong-sik
President	Kim Il Sung
Vice Premier of North Korea
In office 1974–1975
Premier	Kim Il
Head of the Organization and Guidance Department
In office 1959–1974
Leader	Kim Il Sung
Preceded by	Pak Yong-bin
Succeeded by	Kim Jong Il
Personal details
Born	1920 (1920) Taedong County, Heian'nan-dō (South Pyongan Province), Korea, Empire of Japan
Died	December 14, 2021 (aged 101) Pyongyang, North Korea
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Children	2 biological and 2 adopted[1]
Parent(s)	Kim Hyong-jik Kang Pan-sok
Relatives	Kim family
Alma mater	Moscow State University
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	김영주
Hancha	金英柱
Revised Romanization	Gim Yeongju
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Yŏngchu

Kim Yong Ju (Korean: 김영주; 1920 – 14 December 2021) was a North Korean politician and the younger brother of Kim Il Sung, who ruled North Korea from 1948 to 1994. Under his brother's rule, Kim Yong Ju held key posts including Politburo member in the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) during the 1960s and early 1970s, but he fell out of favour in 1974 following a power struggle with Kim Jong Il. From 1998 until his death in 2021, he held the ceremonial position of Honorary Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), North Korea's parliament.