6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea

The 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea was elected by the 6th Congress (10–14 October 1980) and was in session until the 7th Congress in 2016. After failing to convene for 17 years after Kim Il-sung's death in 1994, its membership was largely renovated at the 3rd Party Conference in September 2010, and references to the body being in its 6th Term were dropped. However, the Central Committee is nominally still in its 6th Term as the Party Conference has only the powers to replace its members, while the power of electing a new term rests in the Party Congress.

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In September 1992 it had 160 members and 143 alternate members.[1]

The Central Committee elected by the 3rd Party Conference was made up of 124 members and 106 alternates.[2]

Plenums
  • 1st Plenum (14 October 1980)
  • 2nd Plenum (19–20 December 1980)
  • 3rd Plenum (1–2 April 1981)
  • 4th Plenum (4–6 October 1981
  • 5th Plenum (3 April 1982)
  • 6th Plenum (29–31 August 1982)
  • 7th Plenum (15–17 June 1983)
  • 8th Plenum (29 November–1 December 1983)
  • 9th Plenum (6–9 July 1984)
  • 10th Plenum (4–10 December 1984)
  • 11th Plenum (5–8 February 1986)
  • 12th Plenum (27 December 1986)
  • 13th Plenum (7–11 March 1987)
  • 14th Plenum (28–30 November 1987)
  • 15th Plenum (12 December 1988)
  • 16th Plenum (7–9 June 1989)
  • 17th Plenum (5–9 January 1990)
  • 18th Plenum (23 May 1990)
  • 19th Plenum (24 December 1991)
  • 20th Plenum (12 December 1992)
  • 21st Plenum (8 December 1993)
  • September 2010 Plenum (28 September 2010)
  • March 2013 Plenum (31 March 2013)

Politburo makeups

September 1998–September 2010
Politburo makeup (September 1998–September 2010)
Rank Name Member since Party position(s) State position(s) Notes
1 Kim Jong-il February 1974
  • General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea
  • Chairman of the Central Military Commission
  • Politburo Presidium Member
  • Head of the Organization and Guidance Department
  • Chairman of the National Defence Commission
  • Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army
2 Li Jong-ok September 1961
  • Honorary Vice President of the SPA Presidium
 Died, 23 September 1999.
3 Jon Mun-sop October 1980
  • Honorary Vice President of the SPA Presidium
 Died, 29 December 1998.
4 Kim Yong-ju December 1993
  • Honorary Vice President of the SPA Presidium
5 Kim Yong-nam August 1978
6 Kye Ung-tae October 1980
  • Secretary for National Security
 Died, 23 November 2006.
7 Jon Pyong-ho November 1988
  • Secretary for Military Industry
  • Member of the National Defence Commission
8 Kim Chol-man May 1990
  • Member of the Central Military Commission
  • Member of the National Defence Commission
  • Chairman of the Second Economic Committee
 Alternate Member
9 Choe Yong-rim May 1990
  • Chief Secretary of the WPK Pyongyang Committee (2009–2010)
  • Secretary General of the SPA Presidium (2006–2009)
  • Chief Public Prosecutor (1998–2003)
 Alternate Member
10 Choe Thae-bok May 1990
  • Secretary for Education and Science Education Affairs
  • Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly
 Alternate Member
11 Yang Hyong-sop December 1993
  • Vice President of the SPA Presidium
 Alternate Member
12 Hong Sok-hyong December 1993
  • Chief Secretary of the WPK North Hamgyong Committee
 Alternate Member

September 2010–April 2012
Politburo makeup (September 2010–April 2012)
Rank Name Member since Party position(s) State position(s) Notes
1 Kim Jong-il February 1974
  • General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea
  • Chairman of the Central Military Commission
  • Politburo Presidium Member
  • Head of the Organization and Guidance Department
  • Chairman of the National Defence Commission
  • Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army
 Died, 17 December 2011.
2 Kim Yong-nam August 1978
  • Politburo Presidium Member
3 Choe Yong-rim May 1990
  • Politburo Presidium Member
4 Jo Myong-rok September 2010
  • Politburo Presidium Member
  • Director of the KPA General Political Bureau
  • First Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission
 Died, 6 November 2010.
5 Ri Yong-ho September 2010
  • Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
  • Politburo Presidium Member
  • Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army
6 Kim Yong-chun September 2010
  • Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission
  • Minister of the People's Armed Forces
7 Jon Pyong-ho November 1988
  • Secretary of the WPK Cabinet Committee
  • Director of the Cabinet Political Bureau
  • Member of the National Defence Commission
8 Kim Kuk-thae September 2010
  • Chairman of the Central Control Commission
9 Kim Ki-nam September 2010
  • Secretary for Propaganda and Party History
  • Director of the Central Propaganda and Agitation Department
10 Choe Thae-bok May 1990
  • Secretary for Education and Science Affairs
11 Yang Hyong-sop December 1993
  • Vice President of the SPA Presidium
  • Vice Chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland
12 Kang Sok-ju September 2010
  • Vice Premier
13 Pyon Yong-rip September 2010
  • Secretary General of the SPA Presidium
14 Ri Yong-mu September 2010
  • Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission
15 Chu Sang-song September 2010
  • Member of the National Defence Commission
  • Minister of People's Security
 Dismissed, March 2011.
16 Hong Sok-hyong September 2010
  • Secretary for Planning
  • Director of the Central Finance and Planning Department
 Dismissed, June 2011.
17 Kim Kyong-hui September 2010
  • Director of the Light Industry Department
18 Kim Yang-gon September 2010
  • Secretary for United Front Work
  • Director of the Central United Front Work Department
  • Chairman of the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee
 Alternate Member
19 Kim Yong-il September 2010
  • Secretary for International Relations
  • Director of the Central International Relations Department
 Alternate Member
20 Pak To-chun September 2010
  • Secretary for Military Industry
 Alternate Member
21 Jang Sung-taek September 2010
  • Director of the Central Administration Department
  • Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission
 Alternate Member
22 Ju Kyu-chang September 2010
  • Director of the Central Machine-Building Department
 Alternate Member
23 Ri Thae-nam September 2010
  • Vice Premier
 Alternate Member
24 Kim Rak-hui September 2010
  • Vice Premier
 Alternate Member
25 Thae Jong-su September 2010
  • Director of the Central General Affairs Department
 Alternate Member
26 Kim Phyong-hae September 2010
  • Director of the Central Cadres Department
 Alternate Member
27 U Tong-chuk September 2010
  • Member of the National Defence Commission
  • First Vice Minister of State Security
 Alternate Member
28 Kim Jong-gak September 2010
  • First Vice Director of the KPA General Political Bureau
 Alternate Member
29 Pak Jong-sun September 2010
  • First Deputy Head of the Organization and Guidance Department
 Alternate Member
Died, 22 January 2011.
30 Kim Chang-sop September 2010
  • Director of the Political Bureau of the Ministry of State Security
 Alternate Member
31 Mun Kyong-dok September 2010
  • Chief Secretary of the WPK Pyongyang Committee
 Alternate Member

April 2012–February 2015
Politburo makeup (April 2012–February 2015)
Rank Name Member since Party position(s) State position(s) Notes
1 Kim Jong-un April 2012
  • First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea
  • Chairman of the Central Military Commission
  • Politburo Presidium Member
  • First Chairman of the National Defence Commission
  • Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army
2 Kim Yong-nam August 1978
  • Politburo Presidium Member
3 Choe Yong-rim May 1990
  • Politburo Presidium Member
 Demoted, March 2013.
3* Pak Pong-ju March 2013 Demoted, March 2013.
4 Choe Ryong-hae April 2012
  • Politburo Presidium Member
  • Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (Apr 2012–Apr 2014)
  • Director of the KPA General Political Bureau (Apr 2012–Apr 2014)
  • Secretary for Workers' Organizations (from Apr 2014)
  • Chairman of the State Sports and Physical Culture Guidance Commission (from Apr 2014)
  • Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission (Apr–Sep 2014)
5 Ri Yong-ho September 2010
  • Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
  • Politburo Presidium Member
  • Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army
 Demoted, July 2012
6 Jang Song-taek September 2010
  • Director of the Central Administration Department
  • Chairman of the State Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission
  • Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission
  • Co-Chair of the DPRK-China Joint Guidance Committee
 Expelled, December 2013
7 Kim Kyong-hui September 2010
  • Secretary for Light Industry
 Demoted, April 2014
8 Kim Jong-gak April 2012
  • Minister of the People's Armed Forces
 Demoted, March 2013
9 Kim Kuk-thae September 2010
  • Chairman of the Central Control Commission
 Died, December 2013
10 Kim Ki-nam September 2010
  • Secretary for Propaganda and Party History
  • Director of the Central Propaganda and Agitation Department
11 Choe Thae-bok May 1990
  • Secretary for Education and Science Affairs
12 Pak To-chun September 2010
  • Secretary for Military Industry
13 Yang Hyong-sop December 1993
  • Vice President of the SPA Presidium
  • Vice Chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland
14 Kim Yong-chun September 2010
  • Director of the Central Civil Defence Department
  • Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission
 Demoted, April 2014
15 Kang Sok-ju September 2010
  • Vice Premier
16 Ri Yong-mu September 2010
  • Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission
17 Kim Won-hong April 2012
  • Minister of State Security
18 Hyon Chol-hae April 2012
  • First Vice Minister of the People's Armed Forces
  • Director of the KPA General Logistics Bureau
18 Kim Kyok-sik March 2013
  • Minister of the People's Armed Forces (Nov 2012–May 2013)
  • Chief of the KPA General Staff (May–Aug 2013)
 Alternate Member
19 Hyon Yong-chol March 2013
  • Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (Jul 2012–May 2013)
  • Chief of the KPA General Staff (Jul 2012–May 2013)
  • Commander of the 5th Army Corps (May 2013–Jun 2014)
  • Minister of the People's Armed Forces (Jun 2014–Apr 2015)
 Alternate Member
20 Ri Yong-gil April 2014
  • Chief of the KPA General Staff (from Aug 2013)
 Alternate Member
21 Kim Yang-gon September 2010
  • Secretary for United Front Work
  • Director of the Central United Front Work Department
  • Chairman of the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee
 Alternate Member
23 Choe Pu-il April 2012
  • Minister of People's Security
  • Chairman of the SPA Credentials Committee
 Alternate Member
24 Kim Yong-il September 2010
  • Secretary for International Relations
  • Director of the Central International Relations Department
 Alternate Member
Demoted, April 2014
25 Kim Phyong-hae September 2010
  • Secretary for Cadres
  • Director of the Central Cadres Department
 Alternate Member
26 Kwak Pom-gi April 2012
  • Secretary for Finance
  • Director of the Central Finance and Planning Department
  • Chairman of the SPA Budget Committee
 Alternate Member
27 Mun Kyong-dok September 2010
  • Secretary of the Secretariat
  • Chief Secretary of the WPK Pyongyang Committee
 Alternate Member
Demoted, April 2014
28 Ju Kyu-chang September 2010
  • Director of the Central Machine-Building Department
 Alternate Member
29 Kim Chang-sop September 2010
  • Director of the Political Bureau of the Ministry of State Security
 Alternate Member
30 Ro Tu-chol April 2012
  • Vice Premier
  • Chairman of the State Planning Commission
 Alternate Member
31 Ry Pyong-sam April 2012
  • Director of the Political Bureau of the Korean People's Internal Security Forces
 Alternate Member
32 Jo Yon-jun September 2010
  • First Vice Director of the Central Organisation and Guidance Department
 Alternate Member
33 Thae Jong-su September 2010
  • Chief Secretary of South Hamgyong Party Committee
 Alternate Member

February 2015–May 2016

Secretariat makeups

September 2010–April 2012
  • Kim Jong-il
  • Kim Ki-nam
  • Choe Thae-bok
  • Choe Ryong-hae
  • Mun Kyong-dok
  • Pak To-chun
  • Kim Yong-il
  • Kim Yang-gon
  • Kim Phyong-hae
  • Thae Jong-su
  • Hong Sok-hyong

April 2012–May 2016

Members

As of September 2010, the members of the WPK Central Committee were as follows:[3]

Alternate members
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References
  1. North Korea. General Secretary Kim Jong Il Handbook, International Business Publications, 2011.
  2. 6th Party Central Committee, North Korea Leadership Watch, updated 12 October 2010.
  3. "Members and Alternate Members of WPK Central Committee". KCNA. 2010-09-28. Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
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