Hong Song-nam

This is a Korean name; the family name is Hong.

Hong Song-nam
Chosŏn'gŭl	홍성남
Hancha	洪成南
Revised Romanization	Hong Seong-nam
McCune–Reischauer	Hong Sŏng-nam

Hong Song-nam (2 October 1929 – 31 March 2009) was the Premier of North Korea from 1997 to 2003. He succeeded Kang Song-san. Born in Kangwon Province, he graduated from the Kim Il-sung University and studied electrical engineering at the Prague Technical Institute.

From 1954 he worked in the North Korean Ministry of Heavy Industry. In 1971-1973 he was Minister of Heavy Industry. From 1973-1975 he was Deputy Chairman of the Administrative Council of the DPRK. In 1973-1977 he was Chairman of the State Planning Commission. From 1982 to 1986 he was First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea of South Pyongan Province. In 1987-1990 he served as Deputy Chairman of the Administrative Council, the chairman of the State Planning Commission of the DPRK. From 1990-1997 he was deputy chairman of the Administrative Council (deputy premier).

See also

• List of Korea-related topics

References

• http://www.881903.com/Page/ZH-TW/newsdetail.aspx?ItemId=109054 (Chinese)
  • Google translation