Pak Song-chol | |
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박성철 | |
![]() Pak in 1973 | |
First Vice President of North Korea | |
In office 15 December 1977 – 5 September 1998 | |
President | Kim Il Sung |
3rd Premier of North Korea | |
In office 19 April 1976 – 16 December 1977 | |
President | Kim Il Sung |
Preceded by | Kim Il |
Succeeded by | Ri Jong-ok |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 23 October 1959 – 1 July 1970 | |
Premier | Kim Il Sung |
Preceded by | Nam Il |
Succeeded by | Ho Dam |
Personal details | |
Born | Keishū, Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan, (today Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea) | 2 September 1913
Died | 28 October 2008 Pyongyang, North Korea | (aged 95)
Nationality | North Korean |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 박성철 |
Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Bak Seong-cheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Sŏngch'ŏl |
Pak Song-chol or Park Sung-chul (Korean: 박성철; 2 September 1913[1] – 28 October 2008)[2] was a North Korean politician who served as Premier of North Korea from 1976 to 1977. He succeeded Kim Il. He also served as foreign minister from 1959 to 1970.