Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Supreme People's Assembly

Political system
Communist system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Choe Go In Min Hoe Ui (Supreme People's Assembly)
Chamber name
Choe Go In Min Hoe Ui (Supreme People's Assembly)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1973
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Asia-Pacific Group

Speaker

Official title
Speaker of the Supreme People's Assembly
Speaker
In Chol Pak (Male)
Term
19 Jan 2023
Additional information

Elected on 19 Jan. 2023.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Yong Guk Jong (Female)
Term
No information available

Members

Statutory number of members
687
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
687
Current number of members
687
Men
566
Women
121
Percentage of women
17.6%
Statutory number of members per country
687
Population (in thousands)
26,418
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
38,454

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
Click for historical data
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male No information available
Female
Total <= 45: - Total >= 46: -
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
- - -

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No information available
Electoral quota for women
No information available
Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
No information available
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
No information available
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No