7th Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea
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The 7th Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea, officially the Presidium of the Politburo of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (Korean: 제7기 조선로동당 중앙위원회 정치국 상무위원회), was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee on 10 May 2016.[1]
- Meeting: 3 September 2017[2]
Members
The following were elected as members of the 7th Presidium.[1]
The names of members are listed according to the order of their election at the 1st plenary meeting of the 7th Central Committee. Members who have an en dash (—) in the Rank column were by-elected during the term of the 7th Central Committee.
| Rank | Name | Korean | 6th Pres[a] | 8th Pres[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Jong Un | 김정은 | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Kim Yong-nam[c] | 김영남 | Yes | No |
| 3 | Hwang Pyong-so[d] | 황병서 | Yes | No |
| 4 | Pak Pong-ju | 박봉주 | No | No |
| 5 | Choe Ryong-hae | 최룡해 | No | Yes |
| — | Kim Tok-hun[e] | 김덕훈 | No | Yes |
| — | Ri Pyong-chol[f] | 리병철 | No | Yes |
- ↑ Status at the end of the term of the 6th Presidium:
- Yes means a person was a member of the 6th Presidium at the end of its term.
- No means a person was not a member of the 6th Presidium at the end of its term.
- ↑ Status at the start of the term of the 8th Presidium:
- Yes means a person was a member of the 8th Presidium at the start of its term.
- No means a person was not a member of the 8th Presidium at the start of its term.
- ↑ Kim Yong-nam was recalled on 10 April 2019.
- ↑ Hwang Pyong-so was recalled as a member on 20 April 2018.
- ↑ Kim Tok-hun was by-elected as a member on 13 August 2020.[3]
- ↑ Ri Pyong-chol was by-elected as a member on 13 August 2020.[3]
References
Citations
- 1 2 "Official Report of First Plenary Meeting of 7th WPK Central Committee Issued". Korean Central News Agency. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
- ↑ "Presidium of Political Bureau of C.C., WPK Held". Korean Central News Agency. 3 September 2017 – via KCNA Watch.
- 1 2 "16th Meeting of Political Bureau of 7th Central Committee of WPK Held". Korean Central News Agency. 14 August 2020 – via KCNA Watch.
Bibliography
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.
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