8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea explained

The 8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) (제 8차 조선로동당 중앙 군사위원회), officially the Central Military Commission of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 7th WPK Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the party's 8th Congress on 10 January 2021.^[1] It is composed of one chairman, one vice chairmen and eleven ordinary members.^[2]

Meetings

Plenum	Start–end	Length
1st Enlarged Session^[3]	24 February 2021	1 day
2nd Enlarged Session^[4]	11 June 2021	1 day
3rd Enlarged Session^[5]	22 June 2022	1 day
6th Enlarged Session^[6]	10 April 2023	1 day
7th Enlarged Session^[7]	9 August 2023	1 day

Officers

Title	Name	Korean	Birth	Gender
Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea	Kim Jong Un	김정은	1982	Male
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea	Ri Yong-gil	리영길	1955	Male
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea	Ri Pyong-chol	리병철	1948	Male

Members

Rank	Military rank	Name	Korean	7th CMC	Birth	Gender
1	Marshal of the DPRK	Kim Jong Un	김정은	bgcolor = Salmon		1982	Male
2	Marshal of the Korean People's Army	Ri Pyong-chol	리병철	bgcolor = LightGreen		1948	Male
3	Colonel General	Jo Yong-won	조용원	bgcolor = LightGreen		1957	Male
4	Colonel General	O Il-jong	오일정	bgcolor = LightGreen		1954	Male
5	—	Kim Jo-guk	김조국	bgcolor = LightGreen		?	Male
6	Lieutenant General	Kang Sun-nam	강순남	bgcolor = LightGreen			Male
7	—	O Su-yong	오수용	bgcolor = LightGreen		1944	Male
8	Marshal of the Korean People's Army	Pak Jong-chon	박정천	bgcolor = LightGreen		?	Male
9	Colonel General	Kwon Yong-jin	권영진	bgcolor = LightGreen		?	Male
10	Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army	Kim Jong-gwan	김정관	bgcolor = LightGreen		?	Male
11	Colonel General	Jong Kyong-thaek	정경택	bgcolor = LightGreen		1961	Male
12	General	Ri Yong-gil	리영길	bgcolor = Salmon		1955	Male
13	General	Rim Kwang-il	림광일	bgcolor = LightGreen		1965	Male
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Notes and References

1. News: Sixth-Day Sitting of 8th WPK Congress Held . . Kim Il Sung – Kim Jong Il Foundation . 11 January 2021 . 10 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210610152423/https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1610325170-380910593/sixth-day-sitting-of-8th-wpk-congress-held/ . 10 June 2021 .
2. Web site: KCNA Watch . Press release of First Plenary Meeting of Eighth WPK Central Committee issued . . . 11 January 2021 . 7 February 2021 . 8 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210208094552/https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1610359264-9301364/press-release-of-first-plenary-meeting-of-eighth-wpk-central-committee-issued/ .
3. News: Kim Jong Un demands 'moral discipline' of military officials, oversees reshuffle . Kim, Jeongmin . . 24 February 2021 . 11 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301175720/https://www.nknews.org/2021/02/kim-jong-un-demands-moral-discipline-of-military-officials-oversees-reshuffle/ . 1 March 2021 .
4. News: Kim Jong Un stresses national defense in meeting with top military officials . Betts, Bryan . Kim, Jeongmin . . 11 June 2021 . 14 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210612030640/https://www.nknews.org/2021/06/kim-jong-un-stresses-national-defense-in-meeting-with-top-military-officials/ . 12 June 2021 .
5. News: Kim Jong Un Convenes 3rd Enlarged Meeting of WPK’s Military Commission . Mitch Shin . The Diplomat . 22 June 2022 . 14 June 2021 .
6. News: North Korean Leader Guides Central Military Commission Meeting . Mitch Shin . The Diplomat . 11 April 2023 . 4 September 2023 .
7. News: North Korea's Kim dismisses top general, calls for war preparations . Hyunsu Yim. Reuters . 10 August 2023 . 4 September 2023 .