Pak Song-chol
Pak Song-chol or Park Sung-chul (Korean: 박성철; 2 September 1913 – 28 October 2008) 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.
Pak Song-chol | |
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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 | 2 September 1913 Keishū, Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, (today Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea) |
| Died | 28 October 2008 (aged 95) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 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 |
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