Pyon Yong-rip ( ko, 변영립; September 20, 1929 - November 15, 2016) was a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

). He served as secretary of the standing committee 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 ...

and was a member of the 6th Political Bureau of the 6th Central Committee of the

Workers' Party of Korea The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the founding and sole ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea. Founded in 1949 from the merger of the Workers' Party of North Korea and the Workers' Party of ...

Biography

Born in 1929

Chaeryong County Chaeryŏng County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Geography Located on the Chaeryŏng River, the county is bordered to the west by Anak and Sinch'ŏn, to the south by Sinwŏn, and to the east by Ŭnp'a, Pongsan and Sariwŏn ...

Hwanghae Province Hwanghae Province (''Hwanghae-do'' ) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon era. Hwanghae was located in the northwest of Korea. The provincial capital was Haeju. The regional name for the province was Haeseo. History In 139 ...

during the Japanese colonial period, he once spent an early childhood in

Haeju Haeju () is a city located in South Hwanghae Province near Haeju Bay in North Korea. It is the administrative centre of South Hwanghae Province. As of 2008, the population of the city is estimated to be 273,300. At the beginning of the 20th century ...

, Hwanghae-do and Daedong, Pyeongannam-do during the Japanese colonial period. He joined the

Korean People's Army The Korean People's Army (KPA; ) is the military force of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). Under the ''Songun'' policy, it is the central institution of North Korean society. Currently, WPK General Sec ...

on September 2, 1950. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics at Kim Il-sung University. On February 29, 1968, he was promoted as the Lieutenant of the

Ground Forces An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

of the Korean People's Army, and served as Deputy Director of the Department of Education, Kim Il-Sung University, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Education, Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences, North Korea's Ministry of Education and Director of the National Academy of Sciences. Since July 2009, he has served as secretary of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly until 2012 when he was replaced by

Thae Hyong-chol Thae Hyong-chol (, born 1953) is a politician and university professor of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He was President of the and an alternate for the 8th Political Bureau (and 7th Politburo member). Since the 12th convocation o ...

. At the representative meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea in September 2010, he was elected a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. 정명진 (2010년 9월 29일). “당대표자회, 40년대 해방전후 차세대 기수 전면 등장”. 통일뉴스. 2011년 10월 4일에 확인함.
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Members of the Supreme People's Assembly Government ministers of North Korea 1929 births 2016 deaths People from South Hwanghae People from Chaeryong County Members of the 6th Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea Members of the 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea {{NorthKorea-politician-stub