8th Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea
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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
[edit]| Rank | Name | Hangul | 7th PRE | Took office | Duration | Party positions | ||
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| 1 | Kim Jong Un | 김정은 | Old | 10 January 2021 | 3 years and 304 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 304 days | —
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| 3 | Ri Pyong-chol | 리병철 | Old | 10 January 2021 | 3 years and 304 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 304 days | —
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| 5 | Jo Yong-won | 조용원 | New | 10 January 2021 | 3 years and 304 days | Secretary of the Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea | ||
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References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]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.
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