Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea explained

Post:Chairman and Vice Chairman
Body:the
Workers' Party of Korea
Flag:WPK_symbol.svg
Flagsize:120px
Flagcaption:Emblem of the Workers' Party of Korea
Insignia:WPK Chairman emblem.svg
Insigniacaption:Emblem of the WPK Chairman
Department:Workers' Party of Korea
Type:Deputy leader
Residence:Forbidden City
Seat:Pyongyang
Nominator:Central Committee
Termlength:No fixed term
Constituting Instrument:WPK Rulebook
Inaugural:Pak Hon-yong
Appointer:Central Committee
Formation:28 August 1946

The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) were offices that existed within the WPK between 1949–66 and 2016–21. The office of "Chairman of the Central Committee" existed between 1949–66 and the office of "Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea" existed in 2016–21. The deputy to the Chairman, the officeholder of Vice Chairman of the Central Committee existed in 1949–66 and 2016–21. This list also includes the chairmen and vice chairmen of the direct predecessors of the WPK.

Title history

TitleEstablishedAbolishedEstablished by
Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of North Korea10 April 194630 August 19465th Enlarged Plenary Session of the North Korean Branch Bureau's Executive Committee
Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea30 August 194624 June 19491st Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea
Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of South Korea24 November 194624 June 19491st Congress of the Workers' Party of South Korea
Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea24 June 194912 October 1966 1st Joint Plenary Session of the 2nd Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
9 May 201610 January 20217th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea
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Chairmen

TitleOfficeholderHangulBirthDeathTook officeLeft officeDuration
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of KoreaPak Hon-yong박헌영1900195514 September 194510 April 1946
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of South KoreaPak Hon-yong박헌영1900195510 April 194624 November 1946
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of North KoreaKim Tu-bong김두봉1889195824 November 194624 June 1949
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of South KoreaHo Hon허헌1885195124 November 194624 June 1949
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of KoreaKim Il Sung김일성1912199424 June 194912 October 1966
Chairman of the Workers' Party of KoreaKim Jong Un김정은1983Alive9 May 201610 January 2021
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Vice chairmen

NameHangulBirthDeathTook officeLeft officeDurationRank
An Jong-su안정수1951Alive7 October 201731 December 2019
Choe Hwi최휘1954Alive7 October 201710 January 2021
Choe Ryong-hae최룡해1950Alive9 May 201610 January 2021
Choe Thae-bok최태복1930Alive9 May 20167 October 2017
Choe Yong-gon최용건1900197629 April 195612 October 1966 1
Chong Il-yong종일용??29 April 195618 September 19614
Chu Yong-ha주영하1908195630 August 194630 March 1948
Ho Ka-i허가이1908195330 March 194824 June 1949
24 June 19492 July 19532
Kim Chang-man김창만 ??29 April 195612 October 1966 5
Kim Hyong-jun김형준1949Alive31 December 201910 January 2021
Kim Il김일191019846 August 195323 March 19543
18 September 196112 October 19662
Kim Il Sung김일성1912199430 August 194624 June 1949
Kim Jae-ryong김재룡1959Alive13 August 202010 January 2021
Kim Ki-nam김기남1934Alive9 May 20167 October 2017
Kim Phyong-hae김평해1941Alive9 May 201631 December 2019
Kim Tok-hun김덕훈1961Alive31 December 201910 January 2021
Kim Yong-chol김영철1946Alive9 May 201610 January 2021
Kwak Pom-gi곽범기1939Alive9 May 20167 October 2017
O Su-yong오수용1944Alive9 May 201610 January 2021
Pak Chang-ok박창옥191119586 August 195323 March 19542
Pak Chong-ae박정애190719866 August 195318 September 1961 1
Pak Hon-yong박헌영1900195524 November 1946 24 June 1949
24 June 19496 August 19531
Pak Kum-chol박금철1911196723 March 195412 October 1966 3
Pak Kwang-ho박광호1949Alive7 October 201731 December 2019
Pak Pong-ju박봉주1939Alive10 April 201910 January 2021
Pak Thae-dok박태덕1955Alive7 October 201728 February 2020
13 August 202010 January 2021
Pak Thae-song박태성1955Alive7 October 201710 January 2021
Pak Yong-bin박용빈??23 March 195418 September 1961 4
Ri Il-hwan리일환1960Alive31 December 201910 January 2021
Ri Man-gon리만건1945Alive9 May 201628 February 2020
Ri Pyong-chol리병철1948Alive31 December 201910 January 2021
Ri Su-yong리수용1940Alive9 May 201631 December 2019
Thae Jong-su태종수1936Alive7 October 201731 December 2019
Yi Hyo-sun이효선 ??18 September 196112 October 1966 5
Yi Ki-sok이기석 ??24 November 1946 24 June 1949
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[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Official Report of First Plenary Meeting of 7th WPK Central Committee Issued . . 10 May 2016 . 6 February 2021 . 8 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210208124155/https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1546386816-183677930/official-report-of-first-plenary-meeting-of-7th-wpk-central-committee-issued/ .
  2. Web site: . Second Plenum of Seventh WPK Central Committee . . 8 October 2017 . 6 February 2021 . 8 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210208124422/https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1507453321-366833140/second-plenum-of-seventh-wpk-central-committee/ .
  3. Web site: . 3rd Plenary Meeting of 7th C.C., WPK Held in Presence of Kim Jong Un . . 21 April 2018 . 6 February 2021 . 8 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210208124609/https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1524400229-922732211/3rd-plenary-meeting-of-7th-c-c-wpk-held-in-presence-of-kim-jong-un/ .
  4. Web site: . Report on 4th Plenary Meeting of 7th Central Committee of WPK . . 11 April 2019 . 6 February 2021 . 8 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210208124726/https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1555480973-209426963/report-on-4th-plenary-meeting-of-7th-central-committee-of-wpk/ .
  5. Web site: . Report on 5th Plenary Meeting of 7th C.C., WPK . . 1 January 2020 . 6 February 2021 . 8 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210208124846/https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1577829999-473709661/report-on-5th-plenary-meeting-of-7th-c-c-wpk/ .
  6. Web site: . 6th Plenary Meeting of 7th Central Committee of WPK Held . . 20 August 2020 . 6 February 2021 . 8 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210208125022/https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1597977932-466293166/6th-plenary-meeting-of-7th-central-committee-of-wpk-held/ .

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