Pak pong ju biography definition

Premier of North Korea from to and to

In this Korean name, the family name is Pak.

Pak Pong-ju (Korean:&#;박봉주;^[1] born 10 April ) is a North Korean politician who served as the Premier of North Korea from to and again from to ^[2] He was elected a member of the Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in

Early career

Pak Pong-ju was born in ^[3] Pak began his career in as manager of the Yongchon food factory in North Pyong'an Province.

He became an alternative member of the ruling Korean Workers' Party (KWP) Central Committee in October , and chief of the Namhung Youth Chemical Combine Committee in July In May , he became vice director of the KWP's Light Industries Department, and in March , he was the vice director of the party's Economic Policy Supervisory Department.

In July of that year, Pak ranked th out of members on the funeral committee of the late leader Kim Il Sung, indicating that he was on the periphery of