Thae Hyong-chol

{{Short description|North Korean politician}}

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| office = Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly

| term_start = 11 April 2019

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| alongside = Kim Yong-dae

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1953}}

| birth_place = Pyongyang, North Korea

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| alma_mater = Kim Il Sung University

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| party = {{nobr|Workers' Party of Korea}}

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| hangul =태형철

| hanja =太炯哲

| rr =Tae Hyeongcheol

| mr =T'ae Hyŏngch'ŏl

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Thae Hyong-chol ({{lang|ko|태형철}}, born 1953) is a North Korean politician and university professor. He was President of the {{ill|Academy of Social Sciences (North Korea)|ko|사회과학원|lt=Academy of Social Sciences}} and an alternate for the 8th Political Bureau (and 7th Politburo member). Since the 12th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly he is serving as Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee. He previously served{{Cite web|url=http://www.ryongnamsan.edu.kp/univ/en/about/former-presidents|title = Former Presidents of University - KIM IL SUNG UNIVERSITY}} as President of Kim Il Sung University from 2013 to 2019, and was the Minister of Higher Education in the Cabinet of North Korea. He is the son of a North Korean general, Thae Byong-ryol.