Ho Jong-suk

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Ho Jong-suk

| image = 수가이 허정숙.png

| caption = Ho in 1945

| alt =

| office = Chief Justice of the
People's Supreme Court

| convocation = 2nd term

| term_start = 28 October 1959

| term_end = 24 June 1960

| predecessor = Kim Ha-un

| successor = Kim Ik-son

| office1 = Minister of Justice

| convocation1 = 2nd term

| premier1 = Kim Il Sung

| term_start1 = 18 September 1957

| term_end1 = 31 August 1959

| successor1 = Post abolished

| convocation2 = 1st term

| premier2 = Kim Il Sung

| term_start2 = 3 August 1957

| term_end2 = 18 September 1957

| predecessor2 = Hong Ki-ju

| office3 = Minister of Culture and Propaganda

| convocation3 = 1st term

| premier3 = Kim Il Sung

| term_start3 = 9 September 1948

| term_end3 = 3 August 1957

| predecessor3 = Post established

| successor3 = Han Sol-ya as Minister of Education and Culture

| birth_name = Ho Jong-ja

| birth_date = {{birth date|1908|07|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Seoul, Korean Empire

| death_date = {{death date and age|1991|06|05|1908|07|16|df=y}}

| death_place = Pyongyang, North Korea

| nationality =

| other_names =

| occupation = Politician, activist

| years_active =

| notable_works =

| father = Ho Hon

| party = Workers' Party of Korea

| module = {{Infobox Korean name | child = yes

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|hanja=許貞淑

|rr=Heo Jeongsuk

|mr=Hŏ Chŏngsuk

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|hanjaborn=許貞子

|rrborn=Heo Jeongja

|mrborn=Hŏ Chŏngja

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| native_name_lang = ko

| native_name = {{nobold|허정숙}}

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Ho Jong-suk ({{Korean|hangul=허정숙|rr=Heo Jeongsuk|mr=Hŏ Chŏngsuk|context=north}}; 16 July 1908 – 5 June 1991) was a prominent female figure in the Communist Party of Korea and in the sexual liberation movement of Korea under Japanese rule.Barraclough, Ruth (2015) Red Love in Korea: Rethinking Communism, Feminism, Sexuality. In: Barraclough R., Bowen-Struyk H., Rabinowitz P. (eds) Red Love Across the Pacific. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. {{ISBN|978-1-349-57079-9}} From 1948, she served multiple offices in North Korea, including the Minister of Health and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Korea.

Biography

She was born Hŏ Jŏng-ja ({{Korean|hangul=허정자|labels=no}}),[http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=200000000&docId=1164490&mobile&categoryId=200001111 Ho Jong-suk] {{in lang|ko}} 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.[http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=1596&docId=527538&mobile&categoryId=1596 Ho Jong-suk] {{in lang|ko}} Later she returned to her country. In 1921, she participated in the women Movement and joined the 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 a Women's Day event in Seoul. In 1927 she was a founding member of {{ill|Geunwoohoi|ko|근우회}} and also participated to Singanhoe ({{Korean|hangul=신간회|labels=no}}).[http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=2977&docId=920000&mobile&categoryId=2977 Ho Jong-suk]

Ho also was in favor of "Unrelated Love and Sex". 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 ({{Korean|hangul=조선민족혁명당|labels=no}}). In 1938, she went to Hebei, participated in {{ill|Chosen Independence alliance|ko|조선독립동맹}}, 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Korea_North.htm | title=Korea North Ministers }}

Ho served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Korea between 28 October 1959 and 1960.{{cite book|last1=Scalapino|first1=Robert A.|author2=Lee Chong-Sik|title=Communism in Korea: The society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g2M_yhsWc6gC&pg=PA1366|volume=2|year=1972|publisher=University of California Press|location=Berkeley|isbn=978-0-520-02274-4|page=1366}}{{cite book|last=Service|first=United States. Foreign Broadcast Information|title=Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b0cjAQAAMAAJ|year=1960}}

Bibliography

In Grace Lover ({{Korean|hangul=은혜로운 사랑 속에서|labels=no}})
Democraticism founder days ({{Korean|hangul=민주건국의 나날에|labels=no}})
Historical rememories of great loves ({{Korean|hangul=위대한 사랑의 력사를 되새기며|labels=no}})

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20040913155536/http://preview.britannica.co.kr/bol/topic.asp?article_id=b25h0215a Ho Jong-suk:britannica] {{in lang|ko}}
[https://archive.today/20130104095654/http://koreandb.nate.com/history/people/detail?sn=13565 Ho Jong-suk] {{in lang|ko}}
[http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=200000000&docId=1164490&mobile&categoryId=200001111 Ho Jong-suk] {{in lang|ko}}
[http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=1596&docId=527538&mobile&categoryId=1596 Ho Jong-suk] {{in lang|ko}}
[http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=2977&docId=920000&mobile&categoryId=2977 Ho Jong-suk] {{in lang|ko}}
[http://www.uriminzokkiri.com/index.php?ptype=book&no=183&pn=37 조선의 첫 녀성상] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722175044/http://www.uriminzokkiri.com/index.php?ptype=book&no=183&pn=37 |date=22 July 2023 }} {{in lang|ko}}

Category:1908 births

Category:1991 deaths

Category:Korean revolutionaries

Category:Korean communists

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