Yon Hyong-muk

Yon Hyong-muk (; 3 November 1931 – 22 October 2005), also spelt Yong Hyong-muk, was a long-serving politician in North Korea and at the height of his career the most powerful person in that country outside the Kim family. He was Prime Minister of North Korea from 1988 to 1992.

He was born in Kyongwon County, Kankyōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea) and had a strong revolutionary background in his family. He was educated locally and employed as a farm worker. At the time he called it "the most valuable achievement ever made between the South and North Korean authorities."

Death and funeral Yon died on 22 October 2005. A funeral committee chaired by Jo Myong-rok was appointed.

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