Pak Yong-il

In this Korean name, the family name is Pak.

Pak Yong-il
박용일
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
In office 30 August 2019 – 18 September 2022
Chairman	Choe Ryong-hae
Chairman of the Korean Social Democratic Party
In office 30 August 2019 – 18 September 2022
Preceded by	Kim Yong-dae
Succeeded by	Kim Ho-chol
Personal details
Born	1966 (1966) North Korea
Died	18 September 2022 (aged 56)
Political party	Korean Social Democratic Party
Alma mater	Kim Il Sung University
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	박용일
Hancha	朴容日
Revised Romanization	Bak Yongil
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Yongil

Pak Yong-il (Korean: 박용일; 1966 – September 2022) was a North Korean politician, who served as chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Social Democratic Party as of 28 August 2019^[citation needed] and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly.[1]

Early life and career

Pak Yong-il was born in North Korea in 1966. He attended Kim Il Sung University.

Pak Yong-il became a member of the Peace and Unity Committee, and later became Deputy Chairman of the Peace and Unity Committee in March 2018. He became a member of the Central Committee of the Korean Red Cross in August 2006. He took part in negotiations of the Korean Red Cross representing North Korea.[2] He succeeded Kim Yong-dae as the chairman of the Central Committee of the Social Democratic Party of Korea and Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly on 28 August 2019.[3]

Pak died in 18 September 2022.[4] On 20 September 2022, North Korean state media reported that leader Kim Jong Un sent a wreath the day before to express condolences over Pak Yong-il's death.[5]

References

1. 북한정보포털 | 권력기구도. nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
2. 北 박용일 "남북가족 이산상봉 기쁨…판문점선언 덕택". Newsis. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
3. "In full: promotions and demotions at North Korea's 14th SPA". NK PRO. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
4. 북한 '야당 당수' 박용일 사망…김정은, 화환 보내 애도. 매일경제 (in Korean). 연합뉴스. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
5. "Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Wreath to Bier of Late Pak Yong Il". KCNA Watch. KCNA. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

Party political offices
Preceded by Kim Yong-dae	Chairman of the Korean Social Democratic Party 2019–2022	Succeeded by TBA