Jong Chun-sil

Jong Chun-sil (a.k.a. Chong Chun-sil; 29 December 1941 – July 2015) was a North Korean politician, who was elected to the Supreme People's Assembly from 1977 until her death in 2015. She wrote a book called "Our household notebook", which records the details of families who visit the store, such that better service could be provided to them. This was praised by Kim Il Sung when he visited Jonchon County, and similar notebooks were distributed to other stores. Kim Il Sung noted that this was an effective method to organise delivery of goods to families. The JoongAng Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper, criticised this movement for filling a mismatch between supply and demand by relying on the sincerity of workers to fulfil their quote, that problems with lack of goods could only be solved by relying on the 'hidden hero', who produces more than others.

Two films about her were made in 1991 and 2008, respectively. and 12th Supreme People's Assembly.