8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea

The 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea was elected at the party's 8th Congress on 10 January 2021.[1]

8th Central Committee
Emblem of the Workers' Party of North Korea
10 January 2021 (27 days) –
Overview
Decision making body	Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
Election	7th Congress
Full members	139
Alternate members	111
Officers of the Central Committee
General Secretary	Kim Jong-un
Presidium	5
Politburo	19 full 11 alt.
Secretariat	8
Auditing Commission	15
Military Commission	13

Composition

Politburo Presidium

Members as of 10 January 2021:

Kim Jong-un, Choe Ryong-hae, Jo Yong-won, Ri Pyong-chol, Kim Tok-hun

Politburo

Composition as of 10 January 2021:

Members: Kim Jong-un, Choe Ryong-hae, Ri Pyong-chol, Kim Tok-hun, Jo Yong-won, Pak Thae-song, Pak Jong-chon, Jong Sang-hak, Ri Il-hwan, Kim Tu-il, Choe Sang-gon, Kim Jae-ryong, O Il-jong, Kim Yong-chol, O Su-yong, Kwon Yong-jin, Kim Jong-gwan, Jong Kyong-thaek, Ri Yong-gil

Alternate members: Pak Thae-dok, Pak Myong-sun, Ho Chol-man, Ri Chol-man, Kim Hyong-sik, Thae Hyong-chol, Kim Yong-hwan, Pak Jong-gun, Yang Sung-ho, Jon Hyon-chol, Ri Son-gwon

Secretariat

Composition as of 10 January 2021:

General Secretary: Kim Jong-un

Secretaries: Jo Yong-won, Pak Thae-song, Ri Pyong-chol, Jong Song-hak, Ri Il-hwan, Kim Tu-il, Choe Sang-gon

Department directors

The 8th Central Committee has the following department directors:[2]

Department	Director	Term start	Term end
Information and Publicity Department	Pak Thae-song	10 January 2021	Present
Working Organization Department	Ri Il-hwan	10 January 2021	Present
Organizational Leadership Department	Kim Jae-ryong	10 January 2021	Present
Military Leadership Department	O Il-jong	10 January 2021	Present
Discipline Investigation Department	Pak Thae-dok	10 January 2021	Present
International Department	Kim Song-nam	10 January 2021	Present
Cadre Department	Ho Chol-man	10 January 2021	Present
Legal Department	Kim Hyong-sik	10 January 2021	Present
Light Industry Department	Pak Myong-sun	10 January 2021	Present
Agricultural Department	Ri Chol-man	10 January 2021	Present
Munitions Industry Department	Kang Sun-nam	10 January 2021	Present
United Front Department	Kim Yong-chol	10 January 2021	Present
Finance and Accounting Department	Kim Yong-su	10 January 2021	Present
Unknown	Choe Hwi	10 January 2021	Present
	Ri Tu-song	10 January 2021	Present
	Kim Se-bok	10 January 2021	Present
	Pak Jong-nam	10 January 2021	Present

Members

139 members were elected the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea on 10 January 2021:[3]

1. Kim Jong-un
2. Choe Ryong-hae
3. Ri Pyong-chol
4. Kim Tok-hun
5. Kim Jae-ryong
6. Ri Il-hwan
7. Choe Hwi
8. Pak Thae-dok
9. Kim Yong-chol
10. Ho Chol-man
11. Kim Hyong-sik
12. Pak Myong-sun
13. Choe Sang-gon
14. O Il-jong
15. Kim Yong-su
16. Sin Ryong-man
17. Jon Hyon-chol
18. Jo Yong-won
19. Ri Hi-yong
20. Pak Thae-song
21. Kim Yo-jong
22. Ri Yong-sik
23. Kim Song-nam
24. Hong Sung-mu
25. Jang Kwang-myong
26. Choe Tong-myong
27. Jong Sang-hak
28. Pak Song-chol
29. Ri Kyong-chol
30. An Kum-chol
31. Hyon Song-wol
32. Kim Pyong-ho
33. Jang Ryong-sik
34. Kim Jo-guk
35. Pak Kwang-sik
36. Kim Song-gi
37. Pak Kwang-ung
38. Kim Jong-sik
39. Jo Yong-chol
40. Kim Se-bok
41. Pak Jong-nam
42. Kim Song-chol
43. Jong In-chol
44. Jon Thae-su
45. Pak Yong-min
46. Ma Jong-son
47. Thae Hyong-chol
48. Ko Kil-son
49. O Tong-il
50. Yang Sung-ho
51. O Su-yong
52. Kim Yong-hwan
53. Kim Tu-il
54. Ri Jae-nam
55. Mun Kyong-dok
56. Ri Chol-man
57. Pak Chang-ho
58. Kang Pong-hun
59. Kim Chol-sam
60. Ri Jong-nam
61. Ri Thae-il
62. Sin Yong-chol
63. Jang Yong-rok
64. Rim Kyong-man
65. Ri Son-gwon
66. Jon Hak-chol
67. Kim Chung-gol
68. Kang Jong-gwan
69. Kim Jong-nam
70. Pak Hun
71. Ri Song-hak
72. Song Chun-sop
73. Ri Chung-gil
74. Kim Sung-jin
75. Kim Kyong-jun
76. Kim Sung-du
77. Jang Ki-ho
78. Pak Jong-gun
79. Jang Chun-song
80. Kim Song-ryong
81. Kim Yu-il
82. Ri Yong-gil
83. Jong Kyong-thaek
84. Jang Jong-nam
85. Kim Kwang-chol
86. Jang Kwang-bong
87. Kang Yun-sok
88. U Sang-chol
89. Jang Chang-ha
90. Ri Hong-sop
91. Kang Kyong-ho
92. Rim Yong-chol
93. Sim Hong-bin
94. Kim Kum-chol
95. Ju Chol-gyu
96. Yun Jae-hyok
97. Pak Mun-ho
98. Kim Sun-chol
99. Yu Jin
100. Kang Hak-chol
101. Ri Yong-hon
102. Kim Kwang-nam
103. Han Yong-il
104. Kim Chol-ha
105. Ri Kwang-chol
106. No Kwang-chol
107. Jon Il-ho
108. Ri Kuk-chol
109. Choe Pyong-wan
110. Pak Jong-chon
111. Kim Su-gil
112. Kim Jong-gwan
113. Jo Kyong-chol
114. Pang Tu-sop
115. Rim Kwang-il
116. Kwon Thae-yong
117. Kang Sun-nam
118. So Hong-chan
119. Kwon Yong-jin
120. Ri Tu-song
121. Pak Yong-il
122. Kim Myong-sik
123. Kim Kwang-hyok
124. Kim Jong-gil
125. Pak Su-il
126. Choe Tu-yong
127. Wi Song-il
128. Pak Kwang-ju
129. Ri Thae-sop
130. Choe Chun-gil
131. Pak Myong-su
132. Song Yong-gon
133. Ri Yong-chol
134. Kim Yong-bok
135. Ri Pong-chun
136. Choe Kwang-il
137. Song Sok-won
138. Kwak Chang-sik
139. Han Sun-chol

Alternate members

111 members were elected the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea on 10 January 2021:[3]

1. Kim Tong-il
2. Ri Song-bong
3. Ji Myong-jun
4. Ri Kye-pong
5. Ri Ryong-nam
6. Kim Chol-su
7. Han Ryong-guk
8. Wang Chang-uk
9. Ri Tam
10. Kang Chol-gu
11. Kim Il-guk
12. Chae Song-hak
13. Ri Chol-san
14. Choe Son-hui
15. Jo Yong-dok
16. Ri Chan-hwa
17. Kim Ki-ryong
18. So Ho-won
19. Yun Jong-ho
20. Im Kyong-jae
21. Ju Yong-il
22. Pak Hyok-chol
23. Ri Hyok-gwon
24. Jang Kyong-il
25. Jin Kum-song
26. Kim Chung-song
27. Choe Kyong-chol
28. Nam Chol-gwang
29. Ko Jong-bom
30. So Jong-jin
31. Kim Yong-sik
32. Sim Sung-gon
33. Kang Kwon-il
34. Sung Jong-gyu
35. Pak Chol-min
36. Jang Chun-sil
37. Pak In-chol
38. Han Jong-hyok
39. Sin Hong-chol
40. Ri Song-ryol
41. Choe Hui-tae
42. Kang Hyong-bong
43. Kim Yong-chol
44. Ri Hyong-gun
45. Pak Man-ho
46. Ri Song-guk
47. Sin Chang-il
48. O Kyong-ryong
49. Kye Myong-chol
50. Pak Myong-son
51. Pak Jong-ho
52. Kim Yong-nam
53. Jo Jun-mo
54. Ri Sung-ho
55. Choe Myong-su
56. Sin Myong-son
57. Kim Jin-yong
58. Ri Hang-gol
59. Han Man-hung
60. Yang Myong-chol
61. Kim Kwang-bok
62. Song Sung-chol
63. O Chun-yong
64. Ham Se-jin
65. Kim Hyon-il
66. Ok Yong-su
67. Ri Jong-gil
68. Ri Chang-gil
69. Choe Song-nam
70. An Pok-man
71. Choe Jang-il
72. Ko Myong-chol
73. Jang Kyong-chol
74. Han Yong-su
75. Kim Son-uk
76. Choe Sung-ryong
77. Ro Ik
78. Jong Yon-hak
79. Choe Rak-hyon
80. So Won-gil
81. Kim Yong-chol
82. Ham Nam-hyok
83. Han Song-nam
84. Kim Kwang-yong
85. Myong Song-chol
86. Hong Man-ho
87. Thae Jin-hyok
88. Ri Kyong-il
89. Kim Myong-hyok
90. Kim Hyong-bom
91. Kim Yong-gu
92. Kim Su-nam
93. Ri Song-do
94. O Kum-chol
95. Mun Jong-ung
96. Choe Kyong-chol
97. Kang Son
98. Kim Kwang-uk
99. Ho Kwang-il
100. Pak Ji-min
101. Kim Jong-chol
102. Ri Min-chol
103. Min Hui-bok
104. Ri Kyong-chon
105. Ko Myong-su
106. Kim Hak-chol
107. Kim Ju-sam
108. Kim Chun-gyo
109. Kim Yong-ho
110. Rim Kwang-ung
111. Kim Pok-nam

Plenary sessions

Plenary session	Start–end	Length	Summary
1st Plenary Session	10 January 2021	1 day	The plenary session elected the 8th Politburo Presidium, the 8th Politburo, the 8th Secretariat, the 8th Central Military Commission, the 8th Central Auditing Commission, the directors of the Central Committee departments, and the editor-in-chief of the Rodong Sinmun.[4] It also studied and discussed the establishment of a new discipline and supervision system within the Party, and decided to form an execution department to guarantee the Central Auditing Commission's authority to supervise and investigate on party discipline matters.[4]

References

1. "Sixth-Day Sitting of 8th WPK Congress Held". KCNA. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
2. "Press release of First Plenary Meeting of Eighth WPK Central Committee issued". The Pyongyang Times. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
3. "Press Release of 8th Congress of WPK". KCNA. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
4. "1st Plenary Meeting of 8th WPK Central Committee Held under Guidance of General Secretary of WPK Kim Jong Un". Minju Choson. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021 – via KCNA Watch.