Pak Yong-il ( ko, 박용일; 1966 – September 2022) was a North Korean politician, who served as chairman of the Central Committee of the

Korean Social Democratic Party The Korean Social Democratic Party (KSDP) is a political party in North Korea, allied with the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. It was formed on 3 November 1945 as the Korean Democratic Party by a diverse group of medium and small entrepreneurs, ...

as of 28 August 2019 and vice chairman of the

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of the

Supreme People's Assembly The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA; ) is the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. It consists of one deputy from each of the DPRK's 687 constituencies, elected to five-year ...

Early life and career

Pak Yong-il was born in

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in 1966. He attended

Kim Il Sung University Kim Il-sung University, founded on 1 October 1946, is the first university built in North Korea. It is located on a campus in Pyongyang, the nation's capital. Along with the main academic buildings, the campus contains 10 separate offices, 50 l ...

. Pak Yong-il became a member of the Peace and Unity Committee, and later became Deputy Chairman of the Peace and Unity Committee in March 2018. He became a member of the Central Committee of the

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in August 2006. He took part in negotiations of the Korean Red Cross representing North Korea. He succeeded Kim Yong-dae as the chairman of the Central Committee of the Social Democratic Party of Korea and Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly on 28 August 2019. Pak died in 18 September 2022. On 20 September 2022, North Korean state media reported that leader

Kim Jong Un Kim Jong-un (; , ; born 8 January 1982) is a North Korean politician who has been Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is a son of Kim Jong-il, who was North Korea's secon ...

sent a wreath the day before to express condolences over Pak Yong-il's death.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pak, Yong-il 1966 births 2022 deaths Date of birth missing Date of death missing Place of death missing Kim Il Sung University alumni Korean Social Democratic Party politicians Members of the Supreme People's Assembly North Korean politicians