4th Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea

Rank	Name	Hangul	CH&VI	5th SEC	Left office	Duration	Positions
1	Kim Il Sung	김일성	Old	Reelected	13 November 1970	4 years and 32 days	General Secretary of the WPK Central Committee
2	Choe Yong-gon	최용건	Old	Reelected	13 November 1970	4 years and 32 days	—
3	Kim Il	김일	Old	Reelected	13 November 1970	4 years and 32 days	—
4	Pak Kum-chol	박금철	Old	Purged	8 May 1967	208 days	—
5	Yi Hyo-sun	이효선	Old	Purged	8 May 1967	208 days	—
6	Kim Kwang-hyop	김광협	New	Purged	July 1970	3 years and 262 days	—
7	Sok San	속산	New	Reelected	13 November 1970	4 years and 32 days	—
8	Ho Pong-hak	허봉학	New	Purged	30 June 1969	2 years and 261 days	—
9	Kim Yong-ju	김영주	New	Reelected	13 November 1970	4 years and 32 days	—
10	Pak Yong-guk	박용국	New	Purged	8 May 1967	208 days	—
11	Kim To-man	金道満	New	Purged	8 May 1967	208 days	—
References: [1][2][3]

Name	Hangul	5th SEC	Took office	Left office	Duration	Positions
Yi Kuk-chin	이국진	Demoted	30 June 1969	13 November 1970	1 year and 136 days	—
Kim Chung-nin	김중린	Reelected	30 June 1969	13 November 1970	1 year and 136 days	—
Yang Hyon-sop	양형섭	Reelected	30 June 1969	13 November 1970	1 year and 136 days	—

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. University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.

Dissertations:

• Paik, Hak Soon (1993). North Korean State Formation, 1945–1950 (Thesis). University of Pennsylvania.