List of heads of state of North Korea
The following is a list of heads of state of North Korea since its founding in 1948.
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of North Korea |
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Heads of State of North Korea (1948–present)
| Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | ||||||
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Kim Tu-bong 김두봉 1889–1958 |
Workers' Party of North Korea | 9 September 1948 | 20 September 1957 | 1st SPA | |
| Workers' Party of Korea | ||||||
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Choe Yong-gon 최용건 1900–1976 |
Korean Social Democratic Party | 20 September 1957 | 23 October 1962 | 2nd SPA | |
| Workers' Party of Korea | ||||||
| 23 October 1962 | 16 December 1967 | 3rd SPA | ||||
| 16 December 1967 | 28 December 1972 | 4th SPA | ||||
| President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | ||||||
| President | Political party | Term | Election | |||
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Kim Il-sung 김일성 1912–1994  |
Workers' Party of Korea | 28 December 1972 | 16 December 1977 | 5th SPA | |
| 16 December 1977 | 6 April 1982 | 6th SPA | ||||
| 6 April 1982 | 29 December 1986 | 7th SPA | ||||
| 29 December 1986 | 24 May 1990 | 8th SPA | ||||
| 24 May 1990 | 8 July 1994 | 9th SPA | ||||
| Vacant (8 July 1994–5 September 1998) | ||||||
| President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | ||||||
| President | Political party | Term | Election | |||
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Kim Yong-nam 김영남 (born 1928)  |
Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 3 September 2003 | 10th SPA | |
| 3 September 2003 | 9 April 2009 | 11th SPA | ||||
| Supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | ||||||
| President | Political party | Term | Election | |||
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Kim Jong-il 김정일 (1941-2011) |
Workers' Party of Korea | 9 April 2009 | 17 December 2011 | 12th SPA | |
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Kim Jong-un 김정은 (born 1984) |
Workers' Party of Korea | 8 March 2012[1] | Incumbent | ||
See also
- List of leaders of North Korea
- President of North Korea
- Eternal President of the Republic
- Premier of North Korea
- Leader of the Workers' Party of Korea
- Government of North Korea
- Politics of North Korea
- President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
References
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