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The Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea, formerly known as the Executive Policy Bureau (2016–21), manages the work of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea and its Presidium. The General Secretary leads the work of the Secretariat, and the body is composed of several members (known as "secretaries").
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong Il 김정일 1941 2011 8 October 1997 17 December 2011 14 years and 70 days First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong Un 김정은 1983 Alive 11 April 2012 9 May 2016 4 years and 28 days General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong Un 김정은 1983 Alive
A year later on 24 June 1949, the Workers' Party of Korea was created with the merger of the WPNK and the Workers' Party of South Korea. [21] Kim Il Sung was not the most ardent supporter of a military reunification of Korea; that role was played by the South Korean communists, headed by Pak Hon-yong. [22]
The office of General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea was left vacant for 116 days and was later abolished. Instead, Kim Jong Un was elected First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea on 11 April 2012, and his father, Kim Jong Il, was given the appellation "Eternal General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea". [14]
The Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea, or simply the Presidium, and formerly known as the Standing Committee (1946–61), is a committee consisting of the top leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea. Historically, it has been composed of one to five members, and currently has five members. [1]
The 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea was elected at the party's 8th Congress on 10 January 2021, and will sit until the convocation of the next party congress. [1] In between party congresses and specially convened conferences the Central Committee is the highest decision-making institution in the WPK and North Korea. [ 2 ]
The 8th Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) (8차 조선로동당 비서국), officially the Secretariat of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the 8th WPK Congress. [1]
It is possible that the appointment took place on 17 May at a meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea chaired by Kim Jong-un. [4] At a personnel reshuffle at the First Session of the 14th SPA Kim lost his seat in the presidium but was elevated to a member of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea. [8]