who is the prime minister of north korea now
Pak Pong-ju
title: Premier of North Korea text: Premier of North Korea The Premier of the Cabinet () is nominally the non-executive head of government of North Korea. The office is also alternatively known as Prime Minister of North Korea. The current premier is Pak Pong-ju. Originally, under the 1948 Constitution of the DPRK, the Premier was a very important post and held actual power over the government. Kim Il-sung himself inaugurated the post, keeping it for 24 years until 1972, while the ceremonial role of the head of State rested in the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly. The 1972 Constitution created the title: Premier of North Korea text: often changed. The following is a list of premiers of North Korea since its founding in 1948. The Premier is represented by a number of vice premiers, who act as a high-ranking executive assistant to the Premier. They are: Im Chol-ung, Jon Kwang-ho, Kim Tok-hun, Ko In-ho, Ri Ju-o, Ri Mu-yong, Ri Ryong-nam, Ro Tu-chol, and Tong Jong-ho. Previous officer holders include: Premier of North Korea The Premier of the Cabinet () is nominally the non-executive head of government of North Korea. The office is also alternatively known as Prime Minister of North Korea. The current premier is Pak Pong-ju. title: North Korea text: the current Supreme Leader or "Suryeong" of North Korea. He heads all major governing structures: he is Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army. His grandfather Kim Il-sung, the founder and leader of North Korea until his death in 1994, is the country's "Eternal President", while his father Kim Jong-il who succeeded Kim Il-sung as leader was announced "Eternal General Secretary" after his death in 2011. According to the Constitution of North Korea there are officially three main branches of government. The first title: Kim Yong-il text: of Kim Jong-il, who is said to have died in Germany in 2000. Kim Yong-il Kim Yong-il (, born 2 May 1944) is a North Korean politician. He was the Premier of North Korea from April 2007 to 7 June 2010. He was elected as Premier by the 5th session of the 11th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) in April 2007, replacing Pak Pong-ju. He was then replaced by Choe Yong-rim after a rare parliamentary session on 7 June 2010. He served in the Korean People's Army from 1960 to 1969, and then graduated from the Rajin University of Marine Transport title: Cabinet of North Korea text: the Premier of North Korea who appoints three vice premiers and the cabinet's ministers. All members of the cabinet are members of the Workers' Party of Korea which rules the country since its establishment in 1948. While the SPA is not in session, the cabinet is accountable to the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly. , some 260 people have served in the cabinet. Six of them have been women, including Ho Jong-suk (Minister of Culture and, later, of Justice) and Pak Chong-ae (Minister of Agriculture). The Cabinet, as the executive branch of the North Korean state, is responsible for