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( May 2016 ) Premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea Incumbent Pak Pong - ju since 1 April 2013 Inaugural holder Kim Il - sung Formation 9 September 1948 North Korea This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Democratic People 's Republic of Korea Constitution Juche ( state ideology ) Songun ( `` military - first '' policy ) Eternal leaders of Juche Korea Kim Il - sung Kim Jong - il Workers ' Party Chairman : Kim Jong - un Congress ( 7th ) Charter Central Committee ( 7th ) Politburo Standing Committee Executive Policy Bureau Central Military Commission Chairman : Kim Jong - un Organization and Guidance Department Propaganda and Agitation Department Kimilsungist - Kimjongilist Youth League State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong - un Korean People 's Army Supreme Commander : Kim Jong - un Government Cabinet Premier : Pak Pong - ju Judiciary Supreme Court Legislature President : Kim Yong - nam Presidium Elections Recent elections Parliamentary : 2003 2009 2014 Local : 2007 2011 2015 Administrative divisions First - level Provinces Special cities Second - level Third - level Eup ( city ) Dong ( neighborhood ) Ri ( village ) Rodonjagu ( workers ' district ) Foreign relations Minister of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions of North Korea to North Korea Passport Visa requirements Korean conflict Korean reunification Related topics Censorship Human rights Kim dynasty Propaganda Illicit activities Law ( Enforcement Security Ministry ) Other countries Atlas The Premier of the Cabinet ( Chosŏn'gŭl : 총리 ; Hancha : 總理 ; MR : Chongni ) is nominally the non-executive head of government of North Korea. The office is also alternatively known as Prime Minister of North Korea. The current premier is Pak Pong - ju. Contents 1 History 2 Functions 3 List of Premiers of North Korea 4 Vice Premier of North Korea 5 See also 6 References History Originally, under the 1948 Constitution of the DPRK, the Premier was a very important post and held actual power over the government. Kim Il - sung himself inaugurated the post, keeping it for 24 years until 1972, while the ceremonial role of the head of State rested in the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People 's Assembly. The 1972 Constitution created the post of President of the DPRK for Kim Il - sung, transferring to it all the paramount power. The Premier was now the head of the Administration Council, but most of the powers of the former cabinet were passed to the Central People 's Committee, the highest ruling council chaired by the president himself. The first premier after Kim Il - sung was his long - time ally Kim Il. The post was then officially known as Premier of the Administration Council ( 정무원 총리, jungmuwon chongni ). After Kim Il - sung died, the post of president remained vacant ( officially Kim Il - sung was proclaimed Eternal President ) as Kim Jong - il planned a new State reorganization. A constitution revision in 1998 abolished both the Central People 's Committee and the Administration Council, re-creating the Cabinet. Functions The Premier represents and oversees the cabinet, which is charged with executing the policies decided by the Central Committee of the Workers ' Party of Korea. The office has no policy - making authority of its own. The Premier is nominally part of a triumvirate overseeing North Korea 's executive branch, alongside the President of the Presidium of the Supreme People 's Assembly ( i.e. the head of State ) and the Chairman of the State Affairs Commission ( i.e., the commander - in - chief ). On paper, each has powers equivalent to one - third of those of a president 's powers in most presidential systems. The SPA presidium chairman conducts foreign relations, the premier handles domestic matters and heads the government, and the SAC chairman ( known as the chairman of the National Defence Commission before 2016 ) commands the armed forces. In practice, however, the SAC chairman, which is constitutionally defined as the most pthough it was clear it is the lowest of the three : significantly, Kim Jong - il was NDC Chairman uninterruptedly from 1993 until 2011, and Kim Yong - nam has been President of the SPA Presidium since 1998, while the premiers have often changed. List of premiers of North Korea The following is a list of premiers of North Korea since its founding in 1948. Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed and counted in the first column ( administration number ) and the second column counts individuals. For example, Choe Yong - rim, is listed as the 12th individual to hold the office of Premier, whilst his cabinet is the 11th since Kim Il - sung. # Name Took office Left office Political Party Ref Kim Il - sung 9 September 1948 28 December 1972 Workers ' Party of Korea Kim Il 28 December 1972 19 April 1976 Workers ' Party of Korea Pak Song - chol 19 April 1976 16 December 1977 Workers ' Party of Korea Li Jong - ok 16 December 1977 27 January 1984 Workers ' Party of Korea 5 Kang Song - san 27 January 1984 29 December 1986 Workers ' Party of Korea 6 Li Gun - mo 29 December 1986 12 December 1988 Workers ' Party of Korea 7 Yon Hyong - muk 12 December 1988 11 December 1992 Workers ' Party of Korea ( 5 ) Kang Song - san 11 December 1992 21 February 1997 Workers ' Party of Korea -- Hong Song - nam 21 February 1997 5 September 1998 Workers ' Party of Korea 8 5 September 1998 3 September 2003 Workers ' Party of Korea 9 Pak Pong - ju 3 September 2003 11 April 2007 Workers ' Party of Korea 10 Kim Yong - il 11 April 2007 7 June 2010 Workers ' Party of Korea 11 Choe Yong - rim 7 June 2010 1 April 2013 Workers ' Party of Korea ( 9 ) Pak Pong - ju 1 April 2013 Incumbent Workers ' Party of Korea Vice Premier of North Korea The Premier is represented by a number of vice premiers, who act as a high - ranking executive assistant to the Premier. They are : Im Chol - ung, Jon Kwang - ho, Kim Tok - hun, Ko In - ho, Ri Ju - o, Ri Mu - yong, Ri Ryong - nam, and Ro Tu - chol. Previous officer holders include : Choe Yong - gon - executed 2015 Han Kwang - bok Kim Pok - sin Kim Yong Jin - Vice Premier for Education executed 2016 See also North Korea portal Politics portal Prime Minister of Imperial Korea ( 1895 -- 1910 ) Government of North Korea List of leaders of North Korea List of heads of state of North Korea President of North Korea Eternal President of the Republic Politics of North Korea References Jump up ^ `` Constitution - The Cabinet ''. Naenara. Retrieved May 20, 2017. Jump up ^ United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities, p. PA1552, at Google Books ^ Jump up to : `` Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments : Korea, North - NDE ''. Central Intelligence Agency. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018. ^ Jump up to : Cahoon, Ben. `` Democratic People 's Republic of Korea ( North Korea ) ''. Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` N Korea vice-premier ' executed ' ''. 12 August 2015 -- via www.bbc.com. Jump up ^ ( www.dw.com ), Deutsche Welle. `` North Korea executes vice premier, says Seoul - DW - 31.08. 2016 ''. DW.COM. 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Question: who is the prime minister of north korea now
Answer: Pak Pong-ju