| Number: | 5th |
| Central People's Committee | |
| Body: | Session of the Central People's Committee |
| Election: | 1st Session of the 5th Supreme People's Assembly |
| Start: | 12 December 1972 |
| End: | 15 December 1977 |
| President: | Kim Il Sung |
| First Vice President: | Kim Il (1976–7) |
| Vice President: | Choe Yong-gon Kang Yang-uk |
| Secretary General: | Yim Chun-chu |
| Members: | 25 |
| Next: | 6th |
The 5th Central People's Committee (CPC) of North Korea was elected by the 1st Session of the 5th Supreme People's Assembly on 28 December 1972. It was replaced on 17 December 1977 by the 6th CPC.
| Rank | Name | Birth | Death | Hangul | 6th CPC | Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Il Sung | 1912 | 1994 | 김일성 | Reelected | President of the Republic | ||
| 2 | Choe Yong-gon | 1900 | 1976 | 최용건 | data-sort-value="1" align="center" style="background: YellowGreen" | Dead | Vice President of the Republic | |
| 3 | Kang Yang-uk | 1904 | 1983 | 강량욱 | Reelected | Vice President of the Republic | ||
| 4 | Kim Il | 1910 | 1984 | 김일 | Reelected | |||
| 5 | Pak Song-chol | 1913 | 2008 | 박성철 | Reelected | |||
| 6 | Choe Hyon | 1907 | 1982 | 최현 | Reelected | |||
| 7 | O Jin-u | 1917 | 1995 | 오진우 | Demoted | |||
| 8 | Kim Tong-gyu | 1915 | 1978 | 김동규 | Demoted | |||
| 9 | Kim Yong-ju | 1920 | — | 김영주 | Demoted | |||
| 10 | Kim Chung-nin | 1923 | 2010 | 김중린 | Demoted | |||
| 11 | Hyon Mu-gwang | 1913 | 1992 | 현무광 | Demoted | |||
| 12 | Yang Hyong-sop | 1925 | — | 양형섭 | Demoted | |||
| 13 | Chong Chun-taek | 종춘택 | data-sort-value="1" align="center" style="background: YellowGreen" | Dead | ||||
| 14 | Kim Man-gum | 김만검 | Reelected | |||||
| 15 | Yi Kun-mo | 1926 | 2001 | 리근모 | Reelected | |||
| 16 | Choe Chae-u | 최채우 | Demoted | |||||
| 17 | Yi Chong-bok | 이종복 | Reelected | |||||
| 18 | Yim Chun-chu | 1912 | 1988 | 임춘추 | Reelected | Secretary-General of the Central People's Committee | ||
| 19 | Yon Hyong-muk | 1931 | 2005 | 연형묵 | Demoted | |||
| 20 | O Tae-bong | 오태봉 | Demoted | |||||
| 21 | Nam Il | 1915 | 1976 | 남일 | data-sort-value="1" align="center" style="background: YellowGreen" | Dead | ||
| 22 | Hong Won-gil | 홍원길 | data-sort-value="1" align="center" style="background: YellowGreen" | Dead | ||||
| 23 | Yu Chang-sik | 홍원길 | Demoted | |||||
| 24 | Ho Tam | 1929 | 1991 | 허담 | Demoted | |||
| 25 | Kim Pyong-ha | 김평하 | Demoted | |||||
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