Pak Song-chol, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pak Song-chol

North Korean politician

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1913

Place of Birth: Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

Date of Death: 28-Oct-2008

Profession: politician

Nationality: North Korea

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Pak Song-chol or Park Sung-chul (2 September 1913 – 28 October 2008) was a North Korean politician who served as Premier of North Korea from 1976 to 1977.
He succeeded Kim Il.
He also served as foreign minister from 1959 to 1970. In 1972, as deputy premier, he secretly visited Seoul in the lead-up to the Joint Statement on reunification.He was appointed as Vice President by the Supreme People's Assembly in December 1977 and he left the office in October 1997.
His last public appearance was in September 2003 in the viewing box at the 55th-anniversary commemoration inspection ceremonies in North Korea.
He was one of the oldest former heads of government in the world.