8th Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea

The 8th Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK)(8차 조선로동당 상임위원회), officially the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea(제 8차 조선로동당 당대회 정치국 상임위원회), was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee on 10 May 2021.^[1]

Members

Rank	Name	Hangul	7th PRE	Took office	Duration	Party positions
1	Kim Jong Un	김정은	Old	10 January 2021	3 years and 114 days	General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea
2	Choe Ryong-hae	최룡해	Old	10 January 2021	3 years and 114 days	—
3	Ri Pyong-chol	리병철	Old	10 January 2021	3 years and 114 days	Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea
4	Kim Tok-hun	김덕훈	Old	10 January 2021	3 years and 114 days	—
5	Jo Yong-won	조용원	New	10 January 2021	3 years and 114 days	Secretary of the Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea
References: ^[1]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b "Press release of First Plenary Meeting of Eighth WPK Central Committee issued". Pyongyang Times. Korean Central News Agency. 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.

Bibliography

Books:

Lankov, Andrey (2002). From Stalin to Kim Il Sung: The Formation of North Korea, 1945–1960. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-3117-5.
Scalapino, Robert; Lee, Chong-sik (1972). Communism in Korea: The Movement. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02080-1.
Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.

Dissertations:

Paik, Hak Soon (1993). North Korean State Formation, 1945–1950 (Thesis). University of Pennsylvania.

Workers' Party of Korea

Central Committee

Leaders	Pak Hon-yong (1945) Kim Yong-bom (1945) Kim Il Sung (1945–1946) Kim Tu-bong (1946–1949) Kim Il Sung (1949–1994) Vacant (1994–1997) Kim Jong Il (1997–2011) Vacant (2011–2012) Kim Jong Un (2012–present)
Decision-making bodies	Presidium Politburo (General Secretary and Secretary) Secretariat Central Military Commission Central Auditing Commission
Departments and offices	Organisation and Guidance Department Propaganda and Agitation Department Cadres Department Light Industry Department Economic Affairs Science and Education Department International Department Military Department Machine-Building Industry Working Organisation Department Agriculture Department Party History Institute Document Archives Civil Defense Department Appeals Office Finance Accounting Department General Affairs Department United Front Department Office 39
Publications	Rodong Sinmun Kulloja

National meetings

Congress	CPK / CPSK (1945) WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021)
Conference	1st (1958) [ko] 2nd (1966) 3rd (2010) 4th (2012)
CC plenums	1st Joint Plenum, 2nd CC (1949) 12th Plenum, 2nd CC (1953) 2nd Plenum, 3rd CC (1956) 14th Plenum, 4th CC (1966) 15th Plenum, 4th CC (1967)

Leadership sittings

Presidium	1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd—none (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021)
Politburo	CPK (1945) NKBB (1945) 1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021)
Secretariat	CPK (1945) 4th (1966) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021)
Central Committee	CPK (1945) NKBB (1945) 1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021)
Auditing Commission	1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021)
Military Commission	4th (1962) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021)
Control Commission	1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016)
Organisation Committee	CPK (1945) 1st (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956)