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Ho Jong-suk
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Ho in 1945
Chief Justice of the
People's Supreme Court
2nd term
In office
28 October 1959 – 24 June 1960
Preceded by Kim Ha-un
Succeeded by Kim Ik-son
Minister of Justice
2nd term
In office
18 September 1957 – 31 August 1959
Premier Kim Il-sung
Succeeded by Post abolished
1st term
In office
3 August 1957 – 18 September 1957
Premier Kim Il-sung
Preceded by Hong Ki-ju
Minister of Culture and Propaganda
1st term
In office
9 September 1948 – 3 August 1957
Premier Kim Il-sung
Preceded by Post established
Succeeded by Han Sol-ya as Minister of Education and Culture
Personal details
Born
Ho Jong-ja

(1908-07-16)July 16, 1908
Seoul, Korea
Died June 5, 1991(1991-06-05) (aged 82)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Political party Workers' Party of Korea
Parent
  • Ho Hon (father)
Occupation Politician, activist
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
허정숙
Hancha
Revised Romanization Heo Jeongsuk
McCune–Reischauer Hŏ Chŏngsuk
Courtesy name
Chosŏn'gŭl
정자
Hancha
Revised Romanization Jeongja
McCune–Reischauer Chŏngja

Ho Jong-suk (Chosŏn'gŭl: 허정숙; Hancha: 許貞淑; MR: Hŏ Chŏng-suk; RR: Heo Jeong-suk; July 16, 1908 – June 5, 1991) was a prominent female figure in the Communist Party of Korea and ... of Korea under Japanese rule. From 1948, she served multiple offices in North Korea, including the Minister of Health and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Korea.

Life

She was born as Ho Jongja (허정자; 許貞子)., the daughter of Ho Hon. In her early years, Ho went to Japan to study in Kwansei School in Tokyo. She later left and in her next years Ho went to the Shanghai International Settlement of Republic of China where she was given an entrance to Shanghai Foreign High School where she graduated. Later she returned to her country. In 1921, she participated in the women Movement and joined Korean Communist Party.

At that time, Japanese Government-General of Korea decided to make the Communist Party illegal. She avoided persecution for participation in the Communist Party. Later in 1924, she was introduced to International Women's Day, in March 1925, she went to Women's Day event in Seoul. In 1927 she was a founding member of Geunwoohoi [ko] and also participated to Singanhoe (신간회).

..... Her opinion was denounced in Korean society because at that time, the vestiges of fundamentalist Confucianism remained in the Koreas.

In 1936, she went to China where she participated in the Korean National Revolutionary Party (조선민족혁명당). In 1938, she went to Hebei, participated in Chosen Independence alliance [ko], an Anti-Japanese Korean resistance Group. In 1945, she went to Seoul but she left for North Korea to avoid right-wing terrorism. In 1948 she participated in the North Korean government. She served as Minister of Culture in 1948-1957, and Minister of Justice in 1957.

Ho served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Korea between 28 October 1959 and 1960.

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