Pak Thae-song

In this Korean name, the family name is Pak.

Pak Thae-song (Korean: 박태성, born 14 September 1955)^[1] 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.^[2][3][4] 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.^[5]

Pak Thae-song
박태성
Pak in 2019
14th Premier of North Korea
Incumbent
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	(1955-09-14) 14 September 1955 (age 69) 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

Biography

After serving as a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, he became a candidate member of the party's politburo. In August 2012, he became vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.^[6] In May 2014, he became the responsible secretary of the party committee in Pyongannam-do. As a key executive in the organizational leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea, he is known as a key figure who actually moves the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. In 2021, he briefly disappeared from the official appearance of North Korea, and rumors of a purge were circulating.^{[citation needed]} In January 2023, it was confirmed that he resigned as the chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly, and he is currently serving as a member of the political bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea and secretary of the secretariat.^{[citation needed]}