# Vice President of the State Affairs Commission

The vice presidents of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원회 부위원장), previously titled as vice chairmen of the State Affairs Commission, are members of the State Affairs Commission under the President of the State Affairs of North Korea and above the commission's members.
The Constitution of North Korea states that the State Affairs Commission includes a first vice president (Korean: 제1부위원장) and vice presidents. The vice presidents are nominated by the president of the State Affairs and elected by the Supreme People's Assembly for a term that coincides with the assembly's term. The vice presidents of the State Affairs Commission may carry out tasks authorized by the president of the State Affairs.
The post was first created under the title of vice chairman of the National Defence Commission through the 1972 North Korean constitution. The position of first vice chairman of the National Defence Commission was created in 1992 and abolished in 2012. With the abolition of the National Defence Commission and its replacement with the State Affairs Commission in 2016, the current position was created under its initial title as vice chairman of the State Affairs Commission. The position of first vice chairman of the State Affairs Commission was unofficially created on 11 April 2019 and was made official through a constitutional amendment on 29 August of the same year. As the position of chairman of the State Affairs Commission began to be referred to as president of the State Affairs in February 2021, the positions of first vice chairman and vice chairman began to be referred to as first vice president and vice president respectively.
The incumbent first vice president of the State Affairs Commission is Choe Ryong-hae, who was elected on 11 April 2019 after serving as vice president since 29 June 2016. The incumbent vice president of the State Affairs Commission is Kim Tok-hun, who was elected on 29 September 2019.

## List of office holders
### First Vice President

First Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission 국방위원회 제1부위원장 :
| First Vice Chairman | First Vice Chairman | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end | SPA | Chairman |
| | Kim Jong Il 김정일 (1941–2011) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 9 April 1992 | 9 April 1993 | 9th | Kim Il Sung |
| | O Jin-u 오진우 (1917–1995) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 9 April 1993 | 25 February 1995 | 9th | Kim Jong Il (until 2011) |
| Kim Jong Il (until 2011) ||||||
| | Jo Myong-rok 조명록 (1928–2010) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 6 November 2010 | 10th | Kim Jong Il (until 2011) |
| | Jo Myong-rok 조명록 (1928–2010) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 6 November 2010 | 11th | Kim Jong Il (until 2011) |
| | Jo Myong-rok 조명록 (1928–2010) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 6 November 2010 | 12th | Kim Jong Il (until 2011) |
| Kim Jong Il (until 2011) ||||||
| First Vice President of the State Affairs Commission 국무위원회 제1부위원장 ||||||||
| First Vice President | First Vice President | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end | SPA | President |
| | Choe Ryong-hae 최룡해 (born 1950) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 11 April 2019 | Incumbent | 14th | Kim Jong Un |

### Vice President

Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission 국방위원회 부위원장 :
| Vice Chairman | Vice Chairman | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end | SPA | Chairman |
| | Choe Hyon 최현 (1907–1982) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 28 December 1972 | 10 April 1982 | 5th 6th 7th | Kim Il Sung |
| | O Jin-u 오진우 (1917–1995) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 28 December 1972 | 9 April 1993 | 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th | Kim Il Sung |
| | O Paek-ryong 오백룡 (1913–1984) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 28 December 1972 | 6 April 1984 | 5th 6th 7th | Kim Il Sung |
| | Choe Kwang 최광 (1918–1997) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 26 May 1990 | 21 February 1997 | 9th | Kim Il Sung (until 1993) Kim Jong Il (from 1993) |
| | Kim Il-chol 김일철 (1933–2023) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 13 May 2010 | 10th 11th 12th | Kim Jong Il |
| | Ri Yong-mu 리용무 (1925–2022) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 29 June 2016 | 10th 11th 12th 13th | Kim Jong Il (until 2011) Kim Jong Un (from 2012) |
| | Yon Hyong-muk 연형묵 (1931–2005) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 3 September 2003 | 22 October 2005 | 11th | Kim Jong Il |
| | Kim Yong-chun 김영춘 (1936–2018) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 11 April 2007 | 13 April 2014 | 11th 12th | Kim Jong Il (until 2011) Kim Jong Un (from 2012) |
| | O Kuk-ryol 오극렬 (1930–2023) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 19 February 2009 | 29 June 2016 | 10th 11th 12th 13th | Kim Jong Il (until 2011) Kim Jong Un (from 2012) |
| | Jang Song-thaek 장성택 (1946–2013) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 7 June 2010 | 8 December 2013 | 12th | Kim Jong Il (until 2011) Kim Jong Un (from 2012) |
| | Choe Ryong-hae 최룡해 (born 1950) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 9 April 2014 | 25 September 2014 | 13th | Kim Jong Un |
| | Hwang Pyong-so 황병서 (born 1949) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 25 September 2014 | 29 June 2016 | 13th | Kim Jong Un |
| Vice President of the State Affairs Commission 국무위원회 부위원장 ||||||||
| Vice President | Vice President | Political party | Political party | Term start | Term end | SPA | President |
| | Choe Ryong-hae 최룡해 (born 1950) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 29 June 2016 | 11 April 2019 | 13th | Kim Jong Un |
| | Hwang Pyong-so 황병서 (born 1949) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 29 June 2016 | 11 April 2018 | 13th | Kim Jong Un |
| | Pak Pong-ju 박봉주 (born 1939) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 29 June 2016 | 29 September 2021 | 13th 14th | Kim Jong Un |
| | Kim Tok-hun 김덕훈 (born 1961) | | Workers' Party of Korea | 29 September 2019 | Incumbent | 14th | Kim Jong Un |