Pak Pong-ju

Premier of North Korea from 2003 to 2007 and 2013 to 2019
Person human Q494800
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Pak Pong-ju

Summary

Pak Pong-ju is a human[1]. Born in North Hamgyong Province[2], he… he was born on April 10, 1939[3]. He worked as a politician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Pak Pong-ju was born in North Hamgyong Province[2].
  • Pak Pong-ju was born on April 10, 1939[3].
  • Pak Pong-ju held citizenship in North Korea[6].
  • Pak Pong-ju's professions included politician[4].
  • Pak Pong-ju held the position of Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea[7].
  • Pak Pong-ju held the position of Vice Chairman of the State Affairs Commission[8].
  • Pak Pong-ju held the position of member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea[9].
  • Pak Pong-ju held the position of member of the Supreme People's Assembly[10].
  • Pak Pong-ju's religion is recorded as atheism[11].
  • Pak Pong-ju is recorded as male[12].
  • Pak Pong-ju's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Pak Pong-ju was affiliated with the Workers’ Party of Korea[14].
  • Pak Pong-ju's family name is recorded as Park[15].
  • Pak Pong-ju's given name is recorded as Bong-ju[16].
  • Pak Pong-ju's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[17].
  • Pak Pong-ju's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '박봉주'}[18].
  • Pak Pong-ju's McCune–Reischauer romanization is recorded as Pak Pongju[19].
  • Pak Pong-ju's Revised Romanization is recorded as Bak Bong-ju[20].

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Origins and Family

Born in North Hamgyong Province[2], Pak Pong-ju… he was born on April 10, 1939[3].

Career and Affiliations

Pak Pong-ju worked as a politician[4]. Positions held include Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea[7], Vice Chairman of the State Affairs Commission[8], member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea[9], and member of the Supreme People's Assembly[10].

Personal Life

Pak Pong-ju's religion is recorded as atheism[11]. He was affiliated with the Workers’ Party of Korea[14].

Why It Matters

Pak Pong-ju ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Pak Pong-ju born?

Pak Pong-ju's place of birth was North Hamgyong Province[2].

What did Pak Pong-ju do for work?

Pak Pong-ju worked as politician[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr. Retrieved . nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr. Retrieved . nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr. Retrieved . nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Bong-ju
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    Member of political party Workers’ Party of Korea
    Country of citizenship North Korea
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