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Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly

Presiding officer of the Legislature of North Korea

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The Supreme People's Assembly elects a chairman to preside its sessions. Vice chairmen are elected alongside the chairman. The president of the State Affairs Commission has the powers to suspend the duties of, appoint, or dismiss the premier during the recess of the Supreme People's Assembly.

From 1972 until 1998 and since 2026, the chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly has been ex officio the chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly.

The position is vacant since 20 June 2026.

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