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2nd Cabinet of North Korea

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18 September 1957 – 23 October 1962
(5 years, 35 days)
Overview
Type| Plenary Meeting of the Cabinet of North Korea
Election| 1st Session of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly
Members
Total| 21

The 2nd Cabinet of North Korea was elected by the 1st Session of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly on 20 September 1957.[1] It was replaced on 23 October 1962 by the 3rd Cabinet.[2]

## Members[edit]

Rank  | Office  | Name  | Hangul | Took office  | Left office  | Duration  | 1st CAB | 3rd CAB

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1  | Premier of the Cabinet | Kim Il Sung | 김일성  | 18 September 1957  | 23 October 1962  | 5 years and 35 days  | Old | Reelected
2  | First Vice Premier of the Cabinet | Kim Il | 김일  | January 1959  | 23 October 1962  | 3 years and 265 days  | Old | Reelected
3  | Vice Premier of the Cabinet | Kim Il | 김일  | 18 September 1957  | January 1959  | 1 year and 105 days  | Old | Reelected
Hong Myong-hui | 홍명희  | 18 September 1957  | 23 October 1962  | 5 years and 35 days  | Old | Not
Jong Il-ryong | 정일룡  | 18 September 1957  | 23 October 1962  | 5 years and 35 days  | Old | Reelected
Nam Il | 남일  | 18 September 1957  | 23 October 1962  | 5 years and 35 days  | Old | Reelected
Pak Ui-wan | 박의완  | 18 September 1957  | March 1958  | 164 days  | Old | Not
Chong Chun-taek | 정준택  | 18 September 1957  | 23 October 1962  | 5 years and 35 days  | Old | Reelected
Yi Chu-yon | 리주연  | March 1958  | 23 October 1962  | 4 years and 206 days  | Old | Reelected
Ri Jong-ok | 리종옥  | January 1960  | 23 October 1962  | 2 years and 265 days  | Old | Reelected
Kim Kwang-hyop | 김광협  | 20 October 1960  | 23 October 1962  | 2 years and 3 days  | New  | Reelected
4  | Minister of National Defence | Kim Kwang-hyop | 김광협  | 18 September 1957  | 23 October 1962  | 5 years and 35 days  | New  | Not
5  | Minister of Interior | Pang Hak-se | 방학세  | 18 September 1957  | November 1960  | 3 years and 44 days  | Old | Not
Sok San | 속산  | November 1960  | 23 October 1962  | 1 year and 327 days  | New  | Not
6  | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Nam Il | 남일  | 18 September 1957  | 23 October 1959  | 2 years and 35 days  | Old | Reelected
Pak Song-chol | 박성철  | 23 October 1959  | 23 October 1962  | 3 years and 0 days  | New  | Reelected
7  | Minister of Justice | Ho Jong-suk | 허정숙  | 18 September 1957  | 31 August 1959  | 1 year and 347 days  | Old | Not
8  | Minister of State Control | Pak Mun-gyu | 박문규  | 18 September 1957  | May 1959  | 1 year and 225 days  | Old | Reelected
9  | Chairman of the State Planning Commission | Ri Jong-ok | 리종옥  | 18 September 1957  | July 1959  | 1 year and 286 days  | Old | Reelected
Kim Kye-chol | 김계철  | July 1959  | December 1960  | 1 year and 123 days  | New  | Reelected
Chong Chun-taek | 정준택  | December 1960  | 23 October 1962  | 1 year and 296 days  | Old | Reelected
10  | Chairman of the State Construction Commission | Pak Ui-wan | 박의완  | 18 September 1957  | December 1957  | 74 days  | Old | Not
Kim Ung-san | 김웅산  | December 1957  | August 1960  | 2 years and 214 days  | New  | Not
Nam Il | 남일  | August 1960  | 23 October 1962  | 2 years and 53 days  | Old | Not
11  | Minister of Metal Industry | Kang Yong-chang | 강영창  | 18 September 1957  | September 1958  | 348 days  | Old | Not
Han Sang-du | 한상두  | September 1958  | 4 April 1960  | 1 year and 187 days  | New  | Not
12  | Minister of Machine Industry | Jong Il-ryong | 정일룡  | 18 September 1957  | February 1958  | 136 days  | Old | Reelected
Choe Chae-u | 최채우  | February 1958  | 4 April 1960  | 2 years and 36 days  | New  | Reelected
13  | Minister of Coal Industry | Ho Song-taek | 허성택  | 18 September 1957  | September 1958  | 348 days  | Old | Not
Kim Tae-gun | 김태군  | September 1958  | 31 August 1959  | 4 years and 23 days  | New  | Not
14  | Minister of Chemical Industry | Yi Chon-ho | 리천호  | 18 September 1957  | 31 August 1959  | 1 year and 347 days  | Old | Not
15  | Minister of Agriculture | Han Chon-jong | 한천종  | 18 September 1957  | July 1959  | 1 year and 286 days  | New  | Not
Kim Man-gum | 김만검  | July 1959  | August 1960  | 1 year and 1 day  | New  | Not
Yim Hae | 임해  | August 1960  | September 1961  | 1 year and 1 day  | New  | Not
Pak Chong-ae | 박정애  | October 1961  | 23 October 1962  | 1 year and 23 days  | New  | Not
16  | Minister of Electric Powers | Kim Tu-sam | 김두삼  | 18 September 1957  | 31 August 1959  | 1 year and 347 days  | Old | Not
17  | Minister of Light Industry | Mun Man-uk | 문만욱  | 18 September 1957  | 4 April 1960  | 2 years and 199 days  | Old | Not
18  | Minister of Fisheries | Chu Hwang-sop | 주황섭  | 18 September 1957  | September 1958  | 348 days  | Old | Not
Yu Chol-mok | 유철목  | September 1958  | 31 August 1959  | 335 days  | New  | Not
Choe Yong-jin | 최용진  | 27 December 1960  | 23 October 1962  | 1 year and 296 days  | New  | Not
19  | Minister of Transportation | Kim Hoe-il | 김회일  | 18 September 1957  | 23 October 1962  | 5 years and 35 days  | Old | Reelected
20  | Minister of Construction and Building Materials Industry | Choe Chae-ha | 최재하  | 18 September 1957  | October 1958  | 1 year and 13 days  | Old | Not
Kim Pyong-sik | 김병식  | October 1958  | 8 November 1958  | 8 days  | Old | Not
21  | Minister of Finance | Yi Chu-yon | 리주연  | 18 September 1957  | April 1958  | 195 days  | Old | Reelected
Song Pong-uk | 송퐁욱  | April 1958  | August 1960  | 2 years and 93 days  | New  | Reelected
Han Sang-du | 한상두  | August 1960  | 23 October 1962  | 2 years and 53 days  | New  | Reelected
22  | Minister of Internal and External Commerce | Chin Pan-su | 진반수  | 18 September 1957  | 29 September 1958  | 1 year and 11 days  | Old | Not
23  | Minister of Communications | Ko Chun-taek | 고춘택  | 18 September 1957  | April 1958  | 195 days  | New  | Not
Choe Hyon | 최현  | April 1958  | 23 October 1962  | 4 years and 176 days  | New  | Not
24  | Minister of Education and Culture | Han Sol-ya | 한설야  | 18 September 1957  | September 1958  | 348 days  | Old | Not
Yi Il-gyong | 이일경  | September 1958  | 29 April 1960  | 1 year and 212 days  | New  | Not
25  | Minister of Public Health | Yi Pyong-nam | 리병남  | 18 September 1957  | 23 October 1959  | 2 years and 35 days  | Old | Not
Choe Chang-sok | 최창석  | 23 October 1959  | 23 October 1962  | 3 years and 0 days  | New  | Not
26  | Minister of Labour | Kim Ung-gi | 김웅기  | 18 September 1957  | 31 August 1959  | 1 year and 347 days  | New  | Not
Yang Tae-gun | 양태군  | 28 February 1961  | 23 October 1962  | 1 year and 237 days  | New  | Not
27  | Minister of Rural Management | Chong Song-on | 정성언  | 18 September 1957  | 23 October 1962  | 5 years and 35 days  | Old | Not
28  | Minister without Portfolio | Kim Tal-hyon | 김달현  | 18 September 1957  | March 1959  | 1 year and 164 days  | Old | Not
Hong Ki-hwang | 홍기황  | 18 September 1957  | March 1959  | 1 year and 164 days  | New  | Not
—  | Minister of Commerce | Chin Pan-su | 진반수  | 29 September 1958  | May 1959  | 214 days  | Old | Not
Chong Tu-hwan | 종투환  | May 1959  | May 1960  | 336 days  | New  | Not
Han Tae-yong | 한태용  | May 1960  | February 1962  | 1 year and 246 days  | New  | Not
Yi Yang-suk | 이양숙  | July 1962  | August 1962  | 1 day  | New  | Not
Kim Se-bong | 김세봉  | August 1962  | 23 October 1962  | 53 days  | New  | Not
—  | Minister of Common Education | Yi Il-gyong | 김세봉  | 1 January 1961  | November 1961  | 304 days  | New  | Not
Yun Ki-bok | 윤기복  | August 1962  | 23 October 1962  | 53 days  | New  | Not
—  | Minister of Construction | Kim Pyong-sik | 김병식  | 21 January 1961  | 23 October 1962  | 1 year and 275 days  | New  | Not
—  | Minister of Culture | Pak Ung-gol | 박웅골  | 21 January 1961  | 23 October 1962  | 1 year and 275 days  | New  | Not
—  | Minister of Forestry | Ko Chun-taek | 고춘택  | 24 April 1958  | September 1958  | 130 days  | Old | Not
Ko Hui-man | 고휘만  | September 1958  | 29 April 1960  | 1 year and 212 days  | New  | Not
Song Chang-yom | 송창염  | 27 December 1960  | 23 October 1962  | 1 year and 300 days  | New  | Not
—  | Minister of Foreign Trade | Yim Hae | 임해  | 29 September 1958  | August 1960  | 1 year and 307 days  | New  | Not
Yi Chu-yon | 리주연  | August 1960  | November 1961  | 1 year and 62 days  | Old | Not
Yi Il-gyong | 이일경  | November 1961  | 23 October 1962  | 327 days  | New  | Not
—  | Minister of Higher Education | Kim Chong-hang | 김종항  | 29 April 1960  | 23 October 1962  | 2 years and 177 days  | New  | Not
—  | Chairman of the Heavy Industry Commission | Ri Jong-ok | 리종옥  | 4 April 1960  | September 1962  | 2 years and 150 days  | Old | Not
—  | Chairman of the Light Industry Commission | Chong Chun-taek | 정준택  | 4 April 1960  | 27 December 1960  | 267 days  | Old | Not
Yim Kye-chol | 임계철  | 27 December 1960  | 23 October 1962  | 1 year and 300 days  | New  | Not
—  | Minister of Local Administration | Pak Mun-gyu | 박문규  | May 1959  | 31 August 1959  | 92 days  | Old | Not
—  | Minister of Metal and Chemical Industries | Ri Jong-ok | 리종옥  | September 1962  | 23 October 1962  | 23 days  | Old | Not
—  | Minister of Power and Chemical Industries | Kim Tu-sam | 김두삼  | 31 August 1959  | 4 April 1960  | 217 days  | Old | Not
—  | Procurement and Food Administration | Chong Song-on | 정성언  | November 1958  | 31 August 1959  | 274 days  | Old | Not
Han Tae-yong | 한태용  | 11 July 1962  | 23 October 1962  | 104 days  | New  | Not
—  | Minister of Rural Construction | Kim Pyong-ik | 김평일  | 1 September 1961  | 23 October 1962  | 1 year and 52 days  | New  | Not
—  | Minister of Rural Management | Chong Song-on | 정성언  | 3 August 1957  | 8 November 1958  | 1 year and 97 days  | Old | Not
—  | Director Secretariat of the Cabinet | Choe Chae-u | 최채우  | August 1962  | 23 October 1962  | 53 days  | New  | Not
—  | Chairman of the State Scientific and Technological Commission | O Tong-uk | 오통욱  | 11 July 1962  | 23 October 1962  | 104 days  | New  | Reelected
References:
[3][4]

## References[edit]

### Citations[edit]

1. ^ Suh 1981, p. 449.
2. ^ Suh 1981, p. 450.
3. ^ Suh 1981, pp. 449–50.
4. ^ Suh 1981, pp. 459–83.

### Bibliography[edit]

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.

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Supreme People's Assembly

Leaders|

| Standing Committee Chairman|

* Kim Tu-bong (1948–57)
* Choe Yong-gon (1957–72)
* Hwang Jang-yop (1972–83)
* Yang Hyong-sop (1983–98)
* Kim Yong-nam (1998–19)
* Choe Ryong-hae (2019–onwards)

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Assembly Chairman|

* Ho Hon (1948–51)
* Yi Yong (1951–57)
* Choe Won-taek (1957–67)
* Paek Nam-un (1967–72)
* Hwang Jang-yop (1972–83)
* Yang Hyong-sop (1983–98)
* Choe Thae-bok (1998–19)
* Pak Thae-song (2019–23)
* Pak In-chol (2023–onwards)

* Assembly Vice Chairman
* Presidium Honorary Vice President
* Standing Committee Secretary-General
* Standing Committee Vice Chairman

Committees|

| Budget|

* 1st (1948–57)
* 2nd (1957–62)
* 3rd (1962–67)
* 4th (1967–72)
* 5th (1972–77)
* 6th (1977–82)
* 7th (1982–86)
* 8th (1986–90)
* 9th (1990–98)
* 10th (1998–03)
* 11th (2003–2009)
* 12th (2009–14)
* 13th (2014–19)
* 14th (2019–onwards)

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Credentials|

* 1st (1948–57)
* 2nd (1957–62)
* 3rd (1962–67)
* 4th (1967–72)
* 5th (1972–77)
* 6th (1977–82)
* 7th (1982–86)
* 8th (1986–90)
* 9th (1990–98)
* 10th (1998–03)
* 11th (2003–2009)
* 12th (2009–14)
* 13th (2014–19)
* 14th (2019–onwards)

Foreign Affairs|

* 1st (1948–57)
* 2nd (1957–62)
* 3rd (1962–67)
* 4th (1967–72)
* 5th none (1972–77)
* 6th none (1977–82)
* 7th (1982–86)
* 8th (1986–90)
* 9th (1990–98)
* 10th (1998–03)
* 11th (2003–2009)
* 12th (2009–14)
* 13th (2014–19)
* 14th (2019–onwards)

Legislation|

* 1st (1948–57)
* 2nd (1957–62)
* 3rd (1962–67)
* 4th (1967–72)
* 5th (1972–77)
* 6th (1977–82)
* 7th (1982–86)
* 8th (1986–90)
* 9th (1990–98)
* 10th (1998–03)
* 11th (2003–2009)
* 12th (2009–14)
* 13th (2014–19)
* 14th (2019–onwards)

Terms|

| Leadership|

* 5th (1972–77)
* 6th (1977–82)
* 7th (1982–86)
* 8th (1986–90)
* 9th (1990–98)
* 10th (1998–03)
* 11th (2003–09)
* 12th (2009–14)
* 13th NDC (2014–16) SAC (2016–19)
* 14th (2019–onwards)

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Standing Committee|

* 1st (1948–57)
* 2nd (1957–62)
* 3rd (1962–67)
* 4th (1967–72)
* 5th (1972–77)
* 6th (1977–82)
* 7th (1982–86)
* 8th (1986–90)
* 9th (1990–98)
* 10th (1998–03)
* 11th (2003–2009)
* 12th (2009–14)
* 13th (2014–19)
* 14th (2019–onwards)

Assembly|

* 1st (1948–57)
* 2nd (1957–62)
* 3rd (1962–67)
* 4th (1967–72)
* 5th (1972–77)
* 6th (1977–82)
* 7th (1982–86)
* 8th (1986–90)
* 9th (1990–98)
* 10th (1998–03)
* 11th (2003–2009)
* 12th (2009–14)
* 13th (2014–19)
* 14th (2019–onwards)

Deputies|

* 1st (1948–57)
* 2nd (1957–62)
* 3rd (1962–67)
* 4th (1967–72)
* 5th (1972–77)
* 6th (1977–82)
* 7th (1982–86)
* 8th (1986–90)
* 9th (1990–98)
* 10th (1998–03)
* 11th (2003–2009)
* 12th (2009–14)
* 13th (2014–19)
* 14th (2019–onwards)

Elected bodies|

| Cabinet|

* 1st (1948–57)
* 2nd (1957–62)
* 3rd (1962–67)
* 4th (1967–72)
* 5th (1972–77)
* 6th (1977–82)
* 7th (1982–86)
* 8th (1986–90)
* 9th (1990–98)
* 10th (1998–03)
* 11th (2003–2009)
* 12th (2009–14)
* 13th (2014–19)
* 14th (2019–onwards)

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Central Court|

* 1st (1948–57)
* 2nd (1957–62)
* 3rd (1962–67)
* 4th (1967–72)
* 5th (1972–77)
* 6th (1977–82)
* 7th (1982–86)
* 8th (1986–90)
* 9th (1990–98)
* 10th (1998–03)
* 11th (2003–2009)
* 12th (2009–14)
* 13th (2014–19)
* 14th (2019–onwards)

Central People's|

* 5th (1972–77)
* 6th (1977–82)
* 7th (1982–86)
* 8th (1986–90)
* 9th (1990–98)

National Defence|

* 5th (1972–77)
* 6th (1977–82)
* 7th (1982–86)
* 8th (1986–90)
* 9th (1990–98)
* 10th (1998–03)
* 11th (2003–09)
* 11th (2009–14)
* 13th (2014–16)

Procurator's Office|

* 1st (1948–57)
* 2nd (1957–62)
* 3rd (1962–67)
* 4th (1967–72)
* 5th (1972–77)
* 6th (1977–82)
* 7th (1982–86)
* 8th (1986–90)
* 9th (1990–98)
* 10th (1998–03)
* 11th (2003–2009)
* 12th (2009–14)
* 13th (2014–19)
* 14th (2019–onwards)

State Affairs|

* 13th (2016–19)
* 14th (2019–onwards)

Posts|

* Cabinet: Premier of North Korea
* Vice Premier of North Korea
* Ministers

* Judiciary: Director of the Supreme Procurator's Office
* President of the Central Court

* State: President of the State Affairs Commission

Abolished organs|

* President of North Korea
* National Defence Commission

Predecessors|

* Standing Committee of the People's Assembly of North Korea
* People's Assembly of North Korea

Related|

* Constitution of North Korea
* National Assembly of South Korea

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*[Not]: Not reelected to the 3rd Cabinet of North Korea.
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