Background
Pak, Song-Chol was born on September 21, 1913 in Kiongsan Province, Republic of Korea.
Pak, Song-Chol was born on September 21, 1913 in Kiongsan Province, Republic of Korea.
Student, Soviet Military College, 1950.
In emigration in China, 1921-1945. Activist Anti-Japanese Movement, from 1931. Member Kim Il Sen's partisan units, Manchuria.
Deputy Commander marine forces Korean War. Korean ambassador to Bulgaria, 1945. Deputy minister foreign affairs, head foreign department Korean Workers Party.
Minster foreign affairs, 1959-1970. Deputy prime minister, 1966-1970. Deputy chairman Council of Ministers, chairman Committee of Service to the People, 1970-1976.
Prime minister Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1976-1977, vice president, 1977—1998. Honorary vice president Presidium Supreme People's Assembly since 1998.