Ho Ka-i

Ho Ka-i
Vice Premier of the Cabinet
In office
4 November 1951  2 July 1953
PremierKim Il Sung
First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee
In office
24 June 1949  2 July 1953
ChairmanKim Il Sung
2nd SecretaryYi Sung-yop
3rd SecretaryKim Sam-yong
Personal details
Born(1908-03-18)18 March 1908
Khabarovsk, Russian Empire
Died2 June 1953(1953-06-02) (aged 45)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Spouses
  • Anna Innokentevna Li
    (m. 1927; died 1947)
  • Nina Tsoi
    (m. 1949)
OccupationPolitician
Korean name
Hangul
허가이
Hanja
許哥誼
RRHeo Gai
MRHŏ Kai

Alexei Ivanovich Hegai (Russian: Алексей Иванович Хегай; 18 March 1908 – 2 July 1953), also known as Ho Ka-i (Korean: 허가이), was a Soviet political operative in North Korea (DPRK) and leader of the Soviet Korean faction within the early political structure of North Korea. He was the second vice-chairman of the DPRK Politburo from 1949 until he was purged. He allegedly killed himself in Pyongyang and was replaced as leader by Pak Chang-ok.