Pak Thae-song
Pak Thae-song | |
|---|---|
박태성 | |
Pak in 2019 | |
| 14th Premier of North Korea | |
| Assumed office 29 December 2024 | |
| Leader | Kim Jong Un |
| Preceded by | Kim Tok-hun |
| Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
| In office 11 April 2019 – 17 January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Choe Thae-bok |
| Succeeded by | Pak In-chol |
| WPK Provincial Party Committee Secretary of South Pyongan Province | |
| In office 2014–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Hong In-bom |
| Succeeded by | Kim Tu-il |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1955 North Korea |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박태성 |
| Hanja | 朴泰成 |
| RR | Bak Taeseong |
| MR | Pak T'aesŏng |
Pak Thae-song (Korean: 박태성, born 14 September 1955) is a North Korean politician. He is a Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and was the Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly from 2019 to 2023. On 29 December 2024, Pak was appointed Premier of North Korea at the conclusion of the annual year-end general meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea thereby succeeding Kim Tok-hun.