Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly

Not to be confused with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly.

Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly
최고인민회의 의장
Emblem of North Korea
Flag of North Korea
Incumbent
Vacant
since 20 September 2025
AppointerSupreme People's Assembly
Term lengthSame as the term of the Supreme People's Assembly
Inaugural holderHo Hon
Formation8 September 1948 (1948-09-08)

The Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (Korean: 최고인민회의 의장) is the presiding officer of the Supreme People's Assembly, the legislature of North Korea.

The Supreme People's Assembly elects a chairman to preside its sessions. Vice chairmen are elected alongside the chairman.

From 1972 until 1998, the chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly was concurrently the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly.

The most recent chairman was Pak In-chol, who was elected on 23 January 2023 and served until 20 September 2025. The position has since been vacant.

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