Choe Thae-bok
Choe Thae-bok (1 December 1930[1] – 20 January 2024) was a North Korean politician. He is a member of the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea. He was Chairman (speaker) of the Supreme People's Assembly for nearly 21 years, from 1998 to 2019. He was an advisor to Kim Jong-il.[2]
Choe Thae-bok | |
|---|---|
최태복 | |
| Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
| In office 5 September 1998 – 11 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Yang Hyong-sop |
| Succeeded by | Pak Thae-song |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1930 Namp'o, Chōsen |
| Died | 20 January 2024 (aged 93) |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Education | Mangyongdae Revolutionary School |
| Alma mater | Kim Il Sung University |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 최태복 |
| Hancha | 崔泰福 |
| McCune–Reischauer | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Ch'oe T'aebok |
| Revised Romanization | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Choe Taebok |
Choe died from a heart attack on 20 January 2024, at the age of 93.[3]
References
- ↑ "Profiles of Presidium and Members of Political Bureau" Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, KCNA, 29 September 2010.
- ↑ Choe T’ae-pok (Choe Thae Bok), North Korea Leadership Watch.
- ↑ 최태복동지의 서거에 대한 부고 (in Korean)