Pak Yong-il

Pak Yong-il (Korean: 박용일; 1966 – September 2022) was a North Korean politician, who served as chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Social Democratic Party as of 28 August 2019 and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly.[4]

In this Korean name, the family name is Pak.
Pak Yong-il
Born1966 (1966)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
DiedSeptember 2022
(aged 56)[1]
EducationKim Il-sung University
Political partyKorean Social Democratic Party
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
박용일
Hancha
朴容日
Revised RomanizationPak Yong Il[2]
McCune–ReischauerPak Yo’ng-il[3]

Pak Yong-il was born in North Korea in 1966. He attended Kim Il-sung University.

Pak Yong-il became a member of the Peace and Unity Committee, and later became Deputy Chairman of the Peace and Unity Committee in March 2018. He became a member of the Central Committee of the Korean Red Cross in August 2006. He took part in negotiations of the Korean Red Cross representing North Korea.[5] He succeeded Kim Yong-dae as the chairman of the Central Committee of the Social Democratic Party of Korea and Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly on 28 August 2019.[2]

On 20 September 2022, North Korean state media reported that leader Kim Jong-un sent a wreath the day before to express condolences over Pak Yong-il's death.[6]

References
  1. 북한 '야당 당수' 박용일 사망…김정은, 화환 보내 애도. 매일경제 (in Korean). 연합뉴스. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. "In full: promotions and demotions at North Korea's 14th SPA". NK PRO. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. "The SPA Standing Committee holds plenum". North Korea Leadership Watch. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. 북한정보포털 | 권력기구도. nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. 北 박용일 "남북가족 이산상봉 기쁨…판문점선언 덕택". newsis.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. "Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Wreath to Bier of Late Pak Yong Il". KCNA Watch. KCNA. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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