Ministry of Public Health (North Korea)


The Ministry of Public Health of North Korea is the central administrative agency of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It was founded on September 2, 1948, when the Cabinet of North Korea was established. Since April 2019 the Minister is O Chun-bok.

Former ministers

  1. Li Pyong-nam September 2, 1948 ~ November 30, 1948 Dec. 1, 1948-Sep. 30, 1949, October 1, 1949 ~ September 20, 1957, September 20, 1957 ~ December 1958, July 6, 1959 ~ 1960
  2. Choi Chang-seok October 23, 1962 ~
  3. Li Lakbin December 16, 1967 ~ December 27, 1967 General Manager, December 28, 1967 ~ 1972, General Manager December 15, 1977 to 1980,
  4. Myung-Bin Park, General Manager, 1980 ~ April 4, 1982, General Manager, April 5, 1982 ~ December 28, 1986, General Manager
  5. Lee Jong-yul December 29, 1986 ~, Manager, May 24, 1990 ~, Manager
  6. Kim Soo-hak September 1, 1998 ~ October 2006
  7. Choi Chang-sik: October 2006 ~ April 2013
  8. Kang Ha-guk: April 2013 ~ 2017
  9. Jang Joon-sang: 2017 ~ 2019
  10. O Chun-bok: 2019- present