Ho Jong-suk

Ho Jong-suk (Korean: 허정숙; RR: Heo Jeong-suk; MR: Hŏ Chŏng-suk; 16 July 1908 – 5 June 1991) was a prominent female figure in the Communist Party of Korea and sexual liberation of Korea under Japanese rule.[1] From 1948, she served multiple offices in North Korea, including the Minister of Health and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Korea.

In this Korean name, the family name is Ho.
Ho Jong-suk
Ho in 1945
Chief Justice of the
People's Supreme Court
2nd term
In office
28 October 1959 – 24 June 1960
Preceded byKim Ha-un
Succeeded byKim Ik-son
Minister of Justice
2nd term
In office
18 September 1957 – 31 August 1959
PremierKim Il Sung
Succeeded byPost abolished
1st term
In office
3 August 1957 – 18 September 1957
PremierKim Il Sung
Preceded byHong Ki-ju
Minister of Culture and Propaganda
1st term
In office
9 September 1948 – 3 August 1957
PremierKim Il Sung
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byHan Sol-ya as Minister of Education and Culture
Personal details
Born
Ho Jong-ja

(1908-07-16)16 July 1908
Seoul, Korea
Died5 June 1991(1991-06-05) (aged 82)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Parent
OccupationPolitician, activist
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
허정숙
Hancha
Revised RomanizationHeo Jeongsuk
McCune–ReischauerHŏ Chŏngsuk
Courtesy name
Chosŏn'gŭl
정자
Hancha
Revised RomanizationJeongja
McCune–ReischauerChŏngja

Life

She was born as Ho Jongja (허정자; 許貞子).,[2] the daughter of Ho Hon. In her early years, Ho went to Japan to study in Kwansei School in Tokyo. She later left and in her next years Ho went to the Shanghai International Settlement of Republic of China where she was given an entrance to Shanghai Foreign High School where she graduated.[3] Later she returned to her country. In 1921, she participated in the women Movement and joined Korean Communist Party.

At that time, Japanese Government-General of Korea decided to make the Communist Party illegal. She avoided persecution for participation in the Communist Party. Later in 1924, she was introduced to International Women's Day, in March 1925, she went to Women's Day event in Seoul. In 1927 she was a founding member of Geunwoohoi and also participated to Singanhoe (신간회).[4]

Ho also was in favor of "Unrelated Love and Sex". Her opinion was denounced in Korean society because at that time, the vestiges of fundamentalist Confucianism remained in the Koreas.

In 1936, she went to China where she participated in the Korean National Revolutionary Party (조선민족혁명당).[3] In 1938, she went to Hebei, participated in Chosen Independence alliance, an Anti-Japanese Korean resistance Group.[3] In 1945, she went to Seoul but she left for North Korea to avoid right-wing terrorism. In 1948 she participated in the North Korean government. She served as Minister of Culture in 1948–1957, and Minister of Justice in 1957.[5]

Ho served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Korea between 28 October 1959 and 1960.[6][7]

Bibliography
  • In Grace Lover (은혜로운 사랑 속에서)
  • Democraticism founder days (민주건국의 나날에)
  • Historical rememories of great loves (위대한 사랑의 력사를 되새기며)

See also

References
  1. Barraclough, Ruth (2015) Red Love in Korea: Rethinking Communism, Feminism, Sexuality. In: Barraclough R., Bowen-Struyk H., Rabinowitz P. (eds) Red Love Across the Pacific. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. ISBN 978-1-349-57079-9
  2. Ho Jong-suk (in Korean)
  3. Ho Jong-suk (in Korean)
  4. Ho Jong-suk
  5. "Korea North Ministers".
  6. Scalapino, Robert A.; Lee Chong-Sik (1972). Communism in Korea: The society. Vol. 2. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 1366. ISBN 978-0-520-02274-4.
  7. Service, United States. Foreign Broadcast Information (1960). Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts.
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