10th Supreme People's Assembly

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10th Supreme People's Assembly
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Overview
Legislative body	Supreme People's Assembly
Term	26 July 1998 – 3 August 2003
Election	26 July 1998
Supreme People's Assembly
Members	687
President of the Presidium	Kim Yong-nam
Chairman	Choe Thae-bok

The 10th Supreme People's Assembly (Chosongul: 최고인민회의 제10기) of North Korea was in session from 1998 until 2003. It consisted of 687 deputies, and held six sessions.

The Supreme People's Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. It consists of one deputy from each of the DPRK's 687 constituencies,^[1] elected to five-year terms.^[2] The constitution recognizes the Workers' Party as the leading party of the state. The Workers' Party, led by Kim Jong-un, governs the DPRK in a monopoly coalition with the Social Democratic Party and the Chondoist Chongu Party called the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland. Elections are held in five-year intervals, the most recent taking place in 2019. Although the Supreme People's Assembly is the primary legislative body of the DPRK, it ordinarily delegates authority to the smaller and more powerful Presidium, chosen from among its members.

Leadership[]

• President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly

Kim Yong-nam

• Vice Presidents of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly

Yang Hyong-sop

Kim Yong-dae

• Honorable Vice Presidents of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly

Ri Jong-ok

Pak Song-chol

Kim Yong-ju

Jon Mun-sop

• Secretary General of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly

• Members of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly

Ryu Mi-yong

Kang Yong-sop

Ri Il-hwan

• Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly

Choe Thae-bok

• Vice Chairmen of the Supreme People's Assembly

Jang Chol

Ryo Won-gu

Members[]

The following were elected members of parliament:^[3]

Sessions[]

1st session[]

• Date: 5 September 1998
• Highlights:
  • The Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was amended and supplemented.^[4]
  • Kim Jong-il was re-elected as Chairman of the National Defense Commission.^[5]
  • The National Defense Commission was elected.^[6]
    • First Vice Chairman: Jo Myong-rok
    • Vice Chairmen: Kim Il-chol, Ri Yong-mu
    • Members: Kim Yong-chun, Yon Hyong-muk, Ri Ul-sol, Paek Hak-rim, Jon Pyong-ho, Kim Chol-man
  • The Premier and the Cabinet were elected.^[7]
    • Premier: Hong Song-nam
    • Vice Premiers: Jo Chang-dok, Kwak Pom-gi
    • Minister of Foreign Affairs: Paek Nam-sun
    • Minister of Public Security: Paek Hak-rim
    • Chairman of the State Planning Commission: Pak Nam-gi
    • Minister of Power and Coal Industries: Sin Thae-rok
    • Minister of Extractive Industries: Kil Song-nam
    • Minister of Metal and Machine Building Industries: Jon Sung-hun
    • Minister of Construction and Building Materials Industries: Jo Yun-hui
    • Minister of Railways: Kim Yong-sam
    • Minister of Land and Marine Transport: Kim Yong-il
    • Minister of Agriculture: Ri Ha-sop
    • Minister of Chemical Industry: Pak Pong-ju
    • Minister of Light Industry: Ri Yon-su
    • Minister of Foreign Trade: Kang Jong-mo
    • Minister of Forestry: Ri Sang-mu
    • Minister of Fisheries: Ri Song-un
    • Minister of City Management and Land and Environment Protection: Choe Jong-gon
    • Minister of State Construction Control: Pae Tal-jun
    • Minister of Commerce: Ri Yong-son
    • Minister of Procurement and Food Administration: Paek Chang-ryong
    • Minister of Education: Choe Ki-ryong
    • Minister of Posts and Telecommunications: Ri Kum-bom
    • Minister of Culture: Choe Jae-hyon
    • Minister of Finance: Rim Kyong-suk
    • Minister of Labor: Ri Won-il
    • Minister of Public Health: Kim Su-hak
    • Minister of Physical Culture and Sports: Pak Myong-chol
    • Minister of State Inspection: Kim Ui-sun
    • President of the National Academy of Sciences: Ri Kwang-ho
    • President of the Central Bank: Jong Song-thaek
    • Director of the Central Statistic Bureau: Kim Chang-su
    • Chief Secretary: Jong Mun-san
  • The SPA Presidium and the SPA chairman and vice chairmen were elected.^[8][9]
  • The SPA committees were elected.^[10]
    • Legislation Committee
      • Chairman: Paek Hak-rim
    • Budget Committee
      • Chairman: Han Song-ryong
  • The Prosecutor-General of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court were elected.^[11]
    • Prosecutor-General of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office: Choe Yong-rim
    • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kim Pyong-ryul

2nd session[]

Date: 7–9 April 1999

Highlights:

• Finance minister Rim Kyong-suk delivered a report on 7 April on the implementation of the 1998 state budget and on the 1999 state budget.
• Rim Kyong-suk's report on the implementation of the 1998 state budget was adopted on 7 April.
• The 1999 state budget was adopted on 7 April.
• SPA presidium vice president Yang Hyong-sop delivered a report on 8 April on the draft law on the national economy plan.
• The national economy plan law was adopted on 8 April.

3rd session[]

Date: 4–6 April 2000

Highlights:

• Finance minister Rim Kyong-suk delivered a report on 4 April on the implementation of the 1999 state budget and on the 2000 state budget.
• Rim Kyong-suk's report on the implementation of the 1999 state budget was adopted on 4 April.
• The 2000 state budget was adopted on 4 April.
• SPA presidium secretary Kim Yun-hyok delivered a report on 5 April on the laws adopted by the SPA presidium when the assembly was not in session.
• The SPA Presidium decree on the adoption of the education law was adopted on 5 April.
• The SPA Presidium decree on the adoption of the foreign-related economic arbitration law was adopted on 5 April.
• The SPA Presidium decree on the adoption of the civil aviation law was adopted on 5 April.
• A decision renaming the Ministry of Public Security into the Ministry of People's Security was adopted on 6 April.
• A decision on ratifying a treaty between the DPRK and the Russian Federation was adopted on 6 April.

4th session[]

Date: 5 April 2001

Highlights:

• Premier Hong Song-nam delivered a report on the work of the Cabinet in 2000 and its tasks in 2001.
• Finance minister Mun Il-bong delivered a report on the implementation of the 2000 state budget and on the 2001 state budget.
• Hong Song Nam's report on the work of the Cabinet and Mun Il-bong's report on the implementation of the 2000 state budget were adopted.
• The 2001 state budget was adopted.
• The SPA Presidium decree on the adoption of the processing trade law was adopted.
• The SPA Presidium decree on the adoption of the lockgate law was adopted.
• The SPA Presidium decree on the adoption of the copyright law was adopted.
• Organizational matters were discussed.

5th session[]

Date: 27 March 2002

Highlights:

• Premier Hong Song-nam delivered a report on the work of the Cabinet in 2001 and its tasks in 2002.
• Finance minister Mun Il-bong delivered a report on the implementation of the 2001 state budget and on the 2002 state budget.
• Hong Song Nam's report on the work of the Cabinet and Mun Il-bong's report on the implementation of the 2001 state budget were adopted.
• The 2002 state budget was adopted.
• The land planning law was adopted.

6th session[]

Date: 26 March 2003

Highlights:

• Finance minister Mun Il-bong delivered a report on the implementation of the 2002 state budget and on the 2003 state budget.
• Mun Il-bong's report on the implementation of the 2002 state budget was adopted.
• The 2003 state budget was adopted.
• The SPA Presidium decree on the adoption of the military service law was adopted.
• The SPA Presidium decree on the adoption of the structure law was adopted.
• The SPA Presidium decree on the adoption of the city planning law was adopted.
• The SPA Presidium decree on the adoption of the accounting law was adopted.

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