The vice presidents of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (), previously titled as vice chairmen of the State Affairs Commission, are members of the

State Affairs Commission The State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (SAC) is defined by the 2016 constitution as "the supreme policy-oriented leadership body of State power." The current president of the SAC, which is defined by the same ...

under the

President of the State Affairs of North Korea The President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea () is the head of state of North Korea.Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 100 The president chairs the State A ...

and above the commission's members. The

Constitution of North Korea The Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea () is the constitution of North Korea. It was approved by the 6th Supreme People's Assembly at its first session on 27 December 1972, and has been amended and supplemented ...

states that the State Affairs Commission includes a first vice president (Korean: 제1부위원장) and vice presidents. The vice presidents are nominated by the president of the State Affairs and elected by 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 ...

for a term that coincides with the assembly's term. The vice presidents of the State Affairs Commission may carry out tasks authorized by the president of the State Affairs. The post was first created under the title of vice chairman of the National Defence Commission through the 1972 North Korean constitution. The position of first vice chairman of the National Defence Commission was created in 1992 and abolished in 2012. With the abolition of the

National Defence Commission The National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (NDC) () was the highest state institution for military and national defence leadership in North Korea, which also served as the highest governing institution of the cou ...

and its replacement with the State Affairs Commission in 2016, the current position was created under its initial title as vice chairman of the State Affairs Commission. The position of first vice chairman of the State Affairs Commission was unofficially created on 11 April 2019 and was made official through a constitutional amendment on 29 August of the same year. As the position of chairman of the State Affairs Commission began to be referred to as president of the State Affairs in February 2021, the positions of first vice chairman and vice chairman began to be referred to as first vice president and vice president respectively. The incumbent first vice president of the State Affairs Commission is

Choe Ryong-hae Choe Ryong-hae (born 15 January 1950) is a North Korean politician and military officer who currently serves as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly and First Vice President of the State Affairs Commission, holding ...

, who was elected on 11 April 2019 after serving as vice president since 29 June 2016. The incumbent vice president of the State Affairs Commission is

Kim Tok-hun Kim Tok-hun (, born 1961) is a North Korean politician serving as the Premier of North Korea since August 2020. He is also a full member on the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea and served as the chief of the parliamenta ...

, who was elected on 29 September 2021.

List of office holders

First Vice President

Vice President

References

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