Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Democratic People's Republic of North-Korea/ Chosen Michu-chui Inmin Kongwa-guk (Female suffrage 1946) Japanese Colony 1910-45, Russian occupation 1945-48, Independence 1948

Also see Korea Heads and North Korea Parliament

1948-57 Minister of Culture Ho Chong-suk
1957     Minister of Justice

1958-66 Vice-Minister of Light Industry Kim Pok-sin
1971-81 Minister of Textile and Paper Manufacturing Industry
1981-ca. 2002 Vice-Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of the Administration Council and Chairperson of the Committee for Light Industry
Deputy Director of the Puongyang Local General Bureau of Industry 1966-69, Alternate member of the Politburo from 1983. (b. 1925-)

1961-63 Minister of Agriculture Pak Chong-se
Member of the Politburo as the only female member to date

1962-63 Minister of Commerce Yin Yang-suk
1967-72 Minister of Textile and Paper Industries

1966-72 Minister of Culture Pak Yong-sin

1967-72 Minister of Foodstuff and Daily Necessities Industries Yi Ho-hyok

1980-98 Minister of Finance Yun Gi-jong

1998- Head of the Light Industry Division of the Worker’s Party Economic Policy Audit Department Kim Kyung-hee
She is the sister of the Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il, and is allowed direct access to him in decision-making, bypassing the department chief.

Ca. 2002- Vice Minister of City Management Ri Hui Gyong

Until 2009 Vice-Minister of Machine-Building Industry Han Kwang Bok
2009- Minister of Electronics Industry
2010- Deputy Prime Minister
(b. 1946-).

2010- Deputy Prime Minister Kim Rak Hui
Former Vice Department Director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chief Secretary the South Hwanghae Provincial Committee of the WPK 2005-10. (b. 1933-).

Updates 10.06.10