10th Cabinet of North Korea
← 9th 11th →
State Emblem
5 September 1998 – 3 September 2003 (4 years, 363 days) Overview
Type	Plenary Meeting of the Cabinet of North Korea
Election	1st Session of the 6th Supreme People's Assembly
Secretary	Jong Mun-san

The 10th Cabinet of North Korea was elected by the 1st Session of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea on 5 September 1998.^[1] It was replaced on 3 September 2003 by the 11th Cabinet.^[2]

Members

Rank	Office	Name	Took office	Left office	Duration	9th ADC	11th CAB
1	Premier of the Cabinet	Hong Song-nam	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
2	Vice Premier of the Cabinet	Jo Chang-dok	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
2	Vice Premier of the Cabinet	Kwak Pom-gi	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
3	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Paek Nam-sun	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
4	Minister of Public Security	Paek Hak-rim	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
5	Chairman of the State Planning Commission	Pak Nam-gi	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
6	Minister of Power and Coal Industries	Sin Thae-rok	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
7	Minister of Extractive Industries	Kil Song-nam	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
8	Minister of Metal and Machine-Building Industries	Jon Sung-hun	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
9	Minister of Construction and Building-Materials Industries	Jo Yun-hui	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
10	Minister of Railways	Kim Yong-sam	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
11	Minister of Land and Marine Transport	Kim Yong-il	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
12	Minister of Agriculture	Ri Ha-sop	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
13	Minister of Chemical Industry	Pak Pong-ju	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
14	Minister of Light Industry	Ri Yon-su	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
15	Minister of Foreign Trade	Kang Jong-mo	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
16	Minister of Forestry	Ri Sang-mu	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
17	Minister of Fisheries	Ri Song-un	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
18	Minister of City Management and Land and Environment Protection	Choe Jong-gon	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
19	Minister of State Construction Control	Pae Tal-jun	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
20	Minister of Commerce	Ri Yong-son	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
21	Minister of Procurement and Food Administration	Paek Chang-ryong	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
22	Minister of Education	Choe Ki-ryong	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
23	Minister of Posts and Telecommunications	Ri Kum-bom	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
24	Minister of Culture	Choe Jae-hyon	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
25	Minister of Finance	Rim Kyong-suk	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
26	Minister of Labour	Ri Won-il	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
27	Minister of Public Health	Kim Su-hak	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
28	Minister of Physical Culture and Sports	Pak Myong-chol	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
29	Minister of State Inspection	Kim Ui-sun	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
30	President of the National Academy of Sciences	Ri Kwang-ho	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
31	President of the Central Bank	Jong Song-thaek	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Not
32	Director of the Central Statistic Bureau	Kim Chang-su	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
33	Chief Secretary of the Cabinet of North Korea	Jong Mun-san	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	4 years and 363 days	Old	Reelected
References: ^[3]

References

Citations

^ "SPA presidium elected". Korean Central News Agency. 5 September 1998. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ "Presidium of DPRK Supreme People's Assembly Elected". Korean Central News Agency. 3 September 2003. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ "Election for state leadership organs". Korean Central News Agency. 5 September 1998. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

Bibliography

Books:

Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.

Supreme People's Assembly

Leaders

Standing Committee Chairman	Kim Tu-bong (1948–57) Choe Yong-gon (1957–72) Hwang Jang-yop (1972–83) Yang Hyong-sop (1983–98) Kim Yong-nam (1998–19) Choe Ryong-hae (2019–onwards)
Assembly Chairman	Ho Hon (1948–51) Yi Yong (1951–57) Choe Won-taek (1957–67) Paek Nam-un (1967–72) Hwang Jang-yop (1972–83) Yang Hyong-sop (1983–98) Choe Thae-bok (1998–19) Pak Thae-song (2019–23) Pak In-chol (2023–onwards)
Assembly Vice Chairman Presidium Honorary Vice President Standing Committee Secretary-General Standing Committee Vice Chairman

Committees

Budget	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Credentials	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Foreign Affairs	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th none (1972–77) 6th none (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Legislation	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)

Terms

Leadership	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–09) 12th (2009–14) 13th NDC (2014–16) SAC (2016–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Standing Committee	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Assembly	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)

Deputies

1st (1948–57)
2nd (1957–62)
3rd (1962–67)
4th (1967–72)
5th (1972–77)
6th (1977–82)
7th (1982–86)
8th (1986–90)
9th (1990–98)
10th (1998–03)
11th (2003–2009)
12th (2009–14)
13th (2014–19)
14th (2019–onwards)

Elected bodies

Cabinet	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Central Court	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Central People's	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98)
National Defence	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–09) 11th (2009–14) 13th (2014–16)
Procurator's Office	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
State Affairs	13th (2016–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Posts	Cabinet: Premier of North Korea Vice Premier of North Korea Ministers Judiciary: Director of the Supreme Procurator's Office President of the Central Court State: President of the State Affairs Commission

Abolished organs

Predecessors

Standing Committee of the People's Assembly of North Korea
People's Assembly of North Korea