12th Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly

12th Presidium
12th Presidium
← 11th 13th →
	Sign of the Supreme People's Assembly
9 April 2009 – 9 April 2014; (5 years, 0 days); Overview
Type	Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
Election	1st Session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly
Replenishment	6th and 7th sessions
Leadership
President	Kim Yong-nam
Secretary-General	Ho Song-ok; Thae Hyong-chol; Pyon Yong-rip; Choe Yong-rim
Members
Total	16

The 12th Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) was elected by the 1st Session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly on 9 April 2009.^[1] It was replaced on 9 April 2014 by the 13th SPA Presidium.^[2]

Officers

Name	Hangul	Took office	Left Office	Duration
Kim Yong-nam	김영남	9 April 2009	9 April 2014	5 years and 0 days
References: ^[3]

Name	Hangul	Took office	Left Office	Duration
Yang Hyong-sop	양형섭	9 April 2009	9 April 2014	5 years and 0 days
Kim Yong-dae	김영대	9 April 2009	9 April 2014	5 years and 0 days
References: ^[3]

Name	Hangul	Took office	Left Office	Duration
Kim Yong-ju	김영주	9 April 2009	9 April 2014	5 years and 0 days
References: ^[3]

Name	Hangul	Took office	Left Office	Duration
Choe Yong-rim	최영림	9 April 2009	9 April 2010	1 year and 0 days
Pyon Yong-rip	변영립	9 April 2010	13 April 2012	2 years and 4 days
Thae Hyong-chol	태형철	13 April 2012	1 April 2013	1 year and 361 days
Ho Song-ok	홍선옥	1 April 2013	9 April 2014	1 year and 8 days
References: ^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Rank	Name	Hangul	11th PRE	13th PRE	Positions
1	Kim Yong-nam	김영남	Old	Reelected	President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
2	Yang Hyong-sop	양형섭	Old	Reelected	Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
3	Kim Yong-dae	김영대	Old	Reelected	Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
4	Kim Yong-ju	김영주	Old	Reelected	Honorary Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
5	Choe Yong-rim	최영림	Old	Reelected	Secretary-General of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
6	Ryu Mi-yong	류미영	Old	Reelected	—
7	Kang Yang-sop	강양섭	Old	Demoted	—
8	Sim Sang-jin	심상진	New	Demoted	—
9	Hong Sok-hyong	홍석형	Old	Demoted	—
10	Kim Yang-gon	김양건	New	Reelected	—
11	Ri Yong-chol	리용철	New	Demoted	—
12	Kim Pyong-phal	김평팔	New	Demoted	—
13	Kang Chang-uk	강창욱	Old	Demoted	—
14	Ro Song-sil	로성실	New	Demoted	—
15	Pyon Yong-rip	변영립	Old	Demoted	—
16	Thae Hyong-chol	태형	Old	Demoted	—
References: ^[3]

Name	Hangul	Session		13th PRE	Positions
Name	Hangul	6th (2012)	7th (2013)	13th PRE	Positions
Ho Song-ok	홍선옥	—	Elected	Reelected	Secretary-General of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
Hong In-bom	홍인범	Elected	—	Demoted	Secretary of the South Phyongan Provincial Committee
Jon Yong-nam	전용남	Elected	—	Reelected	Chairman of the Kim Il-sung Socialist Youth League's Central Committee
References: ^[7]^[6]

^ "1st Session of 12th SPA Hailed". Korean Central News Agency. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ "Presidium of Supreme People's Assembly of DPRK Elected". Korean Central News Agency. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "First Session of 12th SPA of DPRK Held". Korean Central News Agency. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ Madden, Michael (9 April 2010). "Kim Jong Il Absent from 12th SPA 2nd Session (revised)". North Korea Leadership Watch. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ Staff writer (9 April 2010). "5th session of the 12th Supreme Peoples' Assembly". North Korean Economy Watch. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b Staff writer (1 April 2013). "7th session of the 12th Supreme Peoples' Assembly". North Korea Leadership Watch. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ Staff writer (25 September 2012). "6th session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly". North Korean Economy Watch. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

Books:

Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.