Yang Hyong-sop
Yang Hyong-sop (1 October 1925 – 13 May 2022) was a North Korean politician who served as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly and Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly from 1983 to 1998 (from 1994 it was formally the highest position in the state). He subsequently served as Vice President of the Presidium of the SPA from 1998 to 2019.
Yang Hyong-sop | |
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양형섭 | |
| Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
| In office 5 September 1998 – 11 April 2019 | |
| President | Kim Yong-nam |
| Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
| In office 7 April 1983 – 5 September 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Hwang Jang-yop |
| Succeeded by | Kim Yong-nam |
| Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
| In office 7 April 1983 – 5 September 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Hwang Jang-yop |
| Succeeded by | Choe Thae-bok |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1925 Hamhung, Korea |
| Died | 13 May 2022 (aged 96) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 양형섭 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yang Hyeong-seop |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yang Hyŏng-sŏp |
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