Choe Won-taek

Choe Won-taek (Korean: 최원택; 1895 – 17 March 1973) was a leading North Korean politician who served as Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly from 1957 to 1967.^[1] Furthermore, he was a member of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th term of the Central Committee.^[2]

Choe Won-taek
최원택
Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly
In office 20 September 1957 – 16 December 1967
Vice Chairman	Yi Ki-yong Kim Chang-jun Kim Tuk-nan
Preceded by	Yi Yong
Succeeded by	Paek Nam-un
Personal details
Born	1895 (1895) North Hamgyong Province, Joseon
Died	17 March 1973(1973-03-17) (aged 77–78)
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Military service
Allegiance	North Korea
Korean name
Hangul	최원택
Hanja	崔元澤
RR	Choe Wontaek
MR	Ch'oe Wŏnt'aek

Biography

Choi was born in Daegu in 1895.^{[clarification needed]} From June 1923, he worked as an organizer of yacheika (ячейка, communist cells) in Daegu which was part of the Korburo [ko] (Корбюро, a Korean branch of Comintern).^[3] He also worked in the socialist ideological group called Sangmihoe (尙微會).^[3] In 1924, he participated in the formation of Sinhŭngch'ŏngnyŏn Tongmaeng, which became part of Korean Youth Federation [ko] by March of the same year.^[3]