Paek Hak-rim (b. 1918 in South Pyongan) is the Deputy Director of the North Korean Ministry of Public Security. He has occupied a number of high-ranking positions, including serving from 1998 to 2003 on the National Defense Council. He was also the Minister of Public Security from 2000 to 2003.
Paek served in the guerrilla armies of the Korean independence movement before 1945. He also served in the North Korean army after independence, reaching the rank of Major General in 1958 and Lieutenant General in 1962. He became a Vice Marshal in 1992.
He has been a delegate to the Supreme People's Assembly following the 4th (1967), 7th (1982), 8th (1986), 9th (1990), 10th (1998), and 11th (2003) elections. He joined the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in 1970, and has served on that body continuously since 1980.
References
Yonhap News Agency. "Who's who, North Korea," pp. 787-812 in
