Hong Son-ok has served as the Vice Chairwoman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly and Chairwoman of the Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries.
15 Facts About Hong Son-ok
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Hong Son-ok was born on 28 March 1950 in North Pyongan Province.
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Hong Son-ok attended Kim Il Sung University and graduated from the University of International Affairs.
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Early in her career, Hong Son-ok was the Vice Chairwoman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly and Vice Chairwoman of the Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries.
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Hong Son-ok met many foreign dignitaries and traveled abroad in these posts.
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Later, Hong Son-ok served as the Secretary General of the SPA Presidium, replacing.
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Hong Son-ok was appointed on 1 April 2013 at the seventh session of the 12th SPA, replacing Thae Hyong-chol.
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Hong Son-ok was re-appointed to the same post on 9 April 2014 after the 2014 North Korean parliamentary election.
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Hong Son-ok was elected to the SPA in 2003,2009, and most recently in 2014.
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Hong Son-ok is a full member of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea since May 2016.
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Hong Son-ok is the Chairwoman of the Committee for Comfort Women and Victims of the Pacific War Compensation since February 2000, where she had already served before as a permanent member.
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Hong Son-ok is the Vice Chairman of the Socialist Women's Union of Korea.
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Hong Son-ok was previously the head of the Reunification Office of the Armament Reduction and Peace Institute from November 1991.
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Hong Son-ok was previously chairwoman of North Korea's friendship associations with Indonesia and Austria, and vice chairwoman in associations dealing with relations with Pakistan, and China.
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Hong Son-ok has been chairwoman of the friendship association with Switzerland since December 2009, vice chairwoman of the friendship association with Poland since November 2006, and vice chairwoman of the friendship association with Bulgaria since March 2006.