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Ho Jong-suk
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Ho in 1945
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| Chief Justice of the People's Supreme Court |
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| 2nd term | |
| In office 28 October 1959 – 24 June 1960 |
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| Preceded by | Kim Ha-un |
| Succeeded by | Kim Ik-son |
| Minister of Justice | |
| 2nd term | |
| In office 18 September 1957 – 31 August 1959 |
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| Premier | Kim Il-sung |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| 1st term | |
| In office 3 August 1957 – 18 September 1957 |
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| Premier | Kim Il-sung |
| Preceded by | Hong Ki-ju |
| Minister of Culture and Propaganda | |
| 1st term | |
| In office 9 September 1948 – 3 August 1957 |
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| Premier | Kim Il-sung |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Han Sol-ya as Minister of Education and Culture |
| Personal details | |
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Ho Jong-ja
July 16, 1908 Seoul, Korea |
| Died | June 5, 1991 (aged 82) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
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| Occupation | Politician, activist |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 허정숙 |
| Hancha | 許貞淑 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hŏ Chŏngsuk |
| Revised Romanization | Heo Jeongsuk |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 정자 |
| Hancha | 貞子 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngja |
| Revised Romanization | Jeongja |
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 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, 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.
See also
In Spanish: Ho Jong-suk para niños
