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Pak Thae-song

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Pak Thae-song
박태성
Pak in 2019
14th Premier of North Korea
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 December 2024
Supreme LeaderKim Jong Un
Preceded byKim Tok-hun
Vice President of the State Affairs Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 December 2024
PresidentKim Jong Un
Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly
In office
11 April 2019 – 17 January 2023
Preceded byChoe Thae-bok
Succeeded byPak In-chol
Other party roles
WPK Provincial Party Committee Secretary of South Pyongan Province
In office
2014–2017
Preceded byHong In-bom
Succeeded byKim Tu-il
Personal details
Born (1955-09-14) 14 September 1955 (age 71)
North Korea
CitizenshipNorth Korean
PartyWorkers' Party of Korea
OccupationPolitician
Korean name
Hangul
박태성
Hanja
朴泰成
RRBak Taeseong
MRPak T'aesŏng

Pak Thae-song (Korean: 박태성, born 14 September 1955) is a North Korean politician who has served as the premier of North Korea and vice president of the State Affairs Commission since December 2024. He previously served as the chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly from January 2021 to January 2023.

Biography

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Pak Thae-song was born on 14 September 1955.[1]

After serving as a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, he became a candidate member of the party's politburo. In August 2012, he became vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[2] In May 2014, he became the responsible secretary of the party committee in South Pyongan Province. In May 2016, after serving as a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, he became a candidate member of the Party's Politburo.[3]

Pak became the Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly in April 2019.[3] He became a member of the Party Politburo and a secretary of the Party Secretariat in January 2021.[3] In January 2023, it was confirmed that he resigned as the chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly.[4][5][6] He became the Chairman of the National Emergency Space Science and Technology Committee in March 2023.[3]

On 29 December 2024, Pak was appointed Premier of North Korea at the conclusion of the annual year-end general meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea thereby succeeding Kim Tok-hun.[7] On 22 March 2026, he was re-elected as premier and vice president of the State Affairs Commission.[8]

In July 2026, Pak visited China to mark the 65th anniversary of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between China and North Korea. During the visit, he met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.[9]

References

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  1. ↑ 박태성(남성). nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ↑ 태영호 "북한 비선실세는 조연준, 조용원, 박태성". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "권력기구도". Seoul: Political and Military Analysis Division, Intelligence and Analysis Bureau; Ministry of Unification. June 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "8th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 19 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "In full: promotions and demotions at North Korea's 14th SPA". NK PRO. Korea Risk Group. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Pak Thae Song". North Korea Leadership Watch. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  7. ↑ Park Boram (29 December 2024). "N. Korea appoints Pak Thae-song as new premier at year-end party meeting: KCNA". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Reddy, Shreyas (22 March 2026). "North Korean parliament elevates Kim aides, set to tackle constitution revision". NK News. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "China's Xi meets North Korea's premier ahead of treaty anniversary". Reuters. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
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