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8th Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea

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The 8th Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea, officially the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (Korean: 제8기 조선로동당 중앙위원회 정치국), was elected on 11 January 2021 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee during the 8th WPK Congress.[1]

Meetings

  • 1st Meeting: 4 June 2021[2]
  • 2nd Enlarged Meeting: 29 June 2021[3]
  • 3rd Enlarged Meeting: 2 September 2021[4]
  • 5th Meeting: 1 December 2021[5]
  • 6th Meeting: 19 January 2022[6]
  • 8th Meeting: 12 May 2022[7]
  • Consultative Meeting: 14 May 2022[8]
  • Consultative Meeting: 15 May 2022[9]
  • Consultative Meeting: 21 May 2022[10]
  • Consultative Meeting: 29 May 2022[11]
  • 9th Meeting: 7 June 2022[12]
  • 10th Meeting: 25 September 2022[13]
  • 11th Meeting: 30 November 2022[14]
  • 12th Meeting: 30 December 2022[15]
  • 13th Meeting: 5 February 2023[16]
  • 14th Meeting: 1 March 2023[17]
  • 15th Meeting: 18 June 2023[18]
  • 16th Meeting: 20 September 2023[19][20]
  • 17th Meeting: 1 December 2023[21]
  • 18th Meeting: 30 December 2023[22]
  • 19th Enlarged Meeting: 23–24 January 2024[23]
  • 20th Meeting: 24 May 2024[24][25]
  • 21st Meeting: 1 July 2024[26]
  • 22nd Emergency Enlarged Meeting: 29–30 July 2024[27]
  • 24th Meeting: 27 December 2024[28]
  • 25th Meeting: 23 June 2025[29]
  • 27th Meeting: 7 February 2026[30]

Composition

Members

The following were elected as members of the 8th Politburo.[1]

The names of members are listed according to the order of their election at the 1st plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee. Members who have an en dash (—) in the Rank column were by-elected during the term of the 8th Central Committee.

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Korean 7th[a] 9th[b]
1 Kim Jong Un 김정은 Member Member
2 Choe Ryong-hae 최룡해 Member No
3 Ri Pyong-chol 리병철 Member No
4 Kim Tok-hun 김덕훈 Member Member
5 Jo Yong-won 조용원 Alternate Member
6 Pak Thae-song[c] 박태성 No Member
7 Pak Jong-chon[d] 박정천 Member No
8 Jong Sang-hak[e] 정상학 No No
9 Ri Il-hwan 리일환 Member Member
10 Kim Tu-il[f] 김두일 No No
11 Choe Sang-gon[g] 최상건 No No
12 Kim Jae-ryong 김재룡 Member Member
13 O Il-jong[h] 오일정 No No
14 Kim Yong-chol[i] 김영철 Member No
15 O Su-yong[j] 오수용 Member No
16 Kwon Yong-jin[k] 권영진 No No
17 Kim Jong-gwan[l] 김정관 Alternate Member
18 Jong Kyong-thaek 정경택 Alternate Member
19 Ri Yong-gil[m] 리영길 No Alternate
— Ri Son-gwon[n] 리선권 Alternate No
— Thae Hyong-chol[o] 태형철 Member No
— Pak Jong-gun[p] 박정근 No Member
— Jon Hyon-chol[q] 전현철 No Alternate
— Ri Thae-sop[r] 리태섭 No No
— Pak Su-il[s] 박수일 No No
— Kang Sun-nam[t] 강순남 No No
— Jo Chun-ryong[u] 조춘룡 No Member
— Choe Son-hui[v] 최선희 No Member
— No Kwang-chol[w] 노광철 No Member
— Ri Hi-yong[x] 리히용 Alternate Member
— Choe Tong-myong[y] 최동명 No No
Close
  1. [a]
    Status in the Politburo at the end of the 7th Central Committee's term.
  2. [b]
    Status in the Politburo at the start of the 9th Central Committee's term.
  3. [c]
    Pak Thae-song was recalled as a member in February 2021. He returned as a member by being directly by-elected on 8 June 2022.[31]
  4. [d]
    Pak Jong-chon was recalled as a member on 29 June 2021. He returned as a member by being directly by-elected on 28 December 2023.[22]
  5. [e]
    Jong Sang-hak was recalled as a member on 8 June 2022.
  6. [f]
    Kim Tu-il was recalled as a member on 11 February 2021.
  7. [g]
    Choe Sang-gon was recalled as a member on 29 June 2021.
  8. [h]
    O Il-jong was recalled as a member on 12 May 2022.
  9. [i]
    Kim Yong-chol was recalled as a member on 28 December 2022.
  10. [j]
    O Su-yong was recalled as a member on 8 June 2022. He returned as a member by being directly by-elected on 18 June 2023.[32]
  11. [k]
    Kwon Yong-jin was recalled as a member on 8 June 2022.
  12. [l]
    Kim Jong-gwan was recalled as a member on 29 June 2021. He returned as a member by being directly by-elected on 24 December 2024.[33]
  13. [m]
    Ri Yong-gil was recalled as a member on 28 December 2023. He returned as a member by being by-elected on 24 December 2024, from alternate members.[33]
  14. [n]
    Ri Son-gwon was by-elected as a member on 11 February 2021, from alternate members,[34] but was recalled on 29 June 2021.
  15. [o]
    Thae Hyong-chol was by-elected as a member on 18 June 2021, from alternate members,[35] but was recalled on 8 June 2022.
  16. [p]
    Pak Jong-gun was by-elected as a member on 31 December 2021, from alternate members.[36]
  17. [q]
    Jon Hyon-chol was by-elected as a member on 8 June 2022, from alternate members,[31] but was recalled on 18 June 2023. He returned as a member by being directly by-elected on 28 December 2023.[22]
  18. [r]
    Ri Thae-sop was by-elected as a member on 8 June 2022, from alternate members,[31] but was recalled on 28 December 2022.
  19. [s]
    Pak Su-il was by-elected as a member on 28 December 2022, from alternate members,[37] but was recalled on 28 December 2023.
  20. [t]
    Kang Sun-nam was by-elected as a member on 18 June 2023, from alternate members,[32] but was recalled on 24 December 2024.
  21. [u]
    Jo Chun-ryong was by-elected as a member on 28 December 2023, from alternate members.[22]
  22. [v]
    Choe Son-hui was by-elected as a member on 24 December 2024, from alternate members.[33]
  23. [w]
    No Kwang-chol was directly by-elected as a member on 24 December 2024.[33]
  24. [x]
    Ri Hi-yong was directly by-elected as a member on 24 December 2024.[33]
  25. [y]
    Choe Tong-myong was directly by-elected as a member on 24 December 2024.[33]

Alternate members

The following were elected as alternate members of the 8th Politburo.[1]

The names of alternate members are listed according to the order of their election at the 1st plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee. Members who have an en dash (—) in the Rank column were by-elected during the term of the 8th Central Committee.

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Korean 7th[a] 9th[b]
1 Pak Thae-dok[c] 박태덕 Member No
2 Pak Myong-sun[d] 박명순 Alternate No
3 Ho Chol-man[e] 허철만 Alternate No
4 Ri Chol-man 리철만 No Alternate
5 Kim Hyong-sik 김형식 No No
6 Thae Hyong-chol[f] 태형철 Member No
7 Kim Yong-hwan[g] 김영환 Alternate No
8 Pak Jong-gun[h] 박정근 No Member
9 Yang Sung-ho 양승호 No No
10 Jon Hyon-chol[i] 전현철 No Member
11 Ri Son-gwon[j] 리선권 Alternate No
— Kim Song-nam[k] 김성남 No Member
— U Sang-chol[l] 우상철 No No
— Ju Chol-gyu[m] 주철규 No Alternate
— Yu Jin[n] 유진 No No
— Rim Kwang-il[o] 림광일 No No
— Jang Jong-nam[p] 장정남 No No
— Ri Thae-sop[q] 리태섭 No No
— O Il-jong[r] 오일정 No No
— Jo Chun-ryong[s] 조춘룡 No Member
— Pak Su-il[t] 박수일 No No
— Ri Chang-dae[u] 리창대 No Alternate
— Choe Son-hui[v] 최선희 No Member
— Han Kwang-sang[w] 한광상 No Alternate
— Ju Chang-il[x] 주창일 No Member
— Ri Hi-yong[y] 리히용 Alternate Member
— Kim Su-gil[z] 김수길 Member No
— Kim Sang-gon[aa] 김상건 No No
— Kang Sun-nam[ab] 강순남 No No
— Kim Yong-chol[ac] 김영철 Member No
— Ri Yong-gil[ad] 리영길 No Alternate
— Kim Chol-sam[ae] 김철삼 No No
— Pang Tu-sop[af] 방두섭 No Alternate
— Kim Chol-won[ag] 김철원 No Alternate
Close
  1. [a]
    Status in the Politburo at the end of the 7th Central Committee's term.
  2. [b]
    Status in the Politburo at the start of the 9th Central Committee's term.
  3. [c]
    Pak Thae-dok was recalled as an alternate member on 28 December 2022.
  4. [d]
    Pak Myong-sun was recalled as an alternate member on 8 June 2022.
  5. [e]
    Ho Chol-man was recalled as an alternate member on 8 June 2022.
  6. [f]
    Thae Hyong-chol was by-elected as a member on 18 June 2021.[35]
  7. [g]
    Kim Yong-hwan was recalled as an alternate member on 28 December 2022.
  8. [h]
    Pak Jong-gun was by-elected as a member on 31 December 2021.[36]
  9. [i]
    Jon Hyon-chol was by-elected as a member on 8 June 2022.[31]
  10. [j]
    Ri Son-gwon was by-elected as a member on 11 February 2021.[34] He returned as an alternate member by being by-elected on 29 June 2021, but was recalled in 2023.
  11. [k]
    Kim Song-nam was by-elected as an alternate member on 11 February 2021.[34]
  12. [l]
    U Sang-chol was by-elected as an alternate member on 18 June 2021,[35] but was recalled on 28 December 2023.
  13. [m]
    Ju Chol-gyu was by-elected as an alternate member on 29 June 2021.
  14. [n]
    Yu Jin was by-elected as an alternate member on 2 September 2021,[38] but was recalled on 8 June 2022.
  15. [o]
    Rim Kwang-il was by-elected as an alternate member on 2 September 2021,[38] but was recalled on 8 June 2022.
  16. [p]
    Jang Jong-nam was by-elected as an alternate member on 2 September 2021,[38] but was recalled on 31 December 2021.
  17. [q]
    Ri Thae-sop was by-elected as an alternate member on 31 December 2021,[36] and as a member on 8 June 2022.[31] He returned as an alternate member by being by-elected on 28 December 2022,[37] but was recalled on 24 December 2024.
  18. [r]
    O Il-jong was by-elected as an alternate member in May 2022, but was recalled on 28 December 2022.
  19. [s]
    Jo Chun-ryong was by-elected as an alternate member on 8 June 2022,[31] and as a member on 28 December 2023.[22]
  20. [t]
    Pak Su-il was by-elected as an alternate member on 8 June 2022,[31] and as a member on 28 December 2022.[37]
  21. [u]
    Ri Chang-dae was by-elected as an alternate member on 8 June 2022.[31]
  22. [v]
    Choe Son-hui was by-elected as an alternate member on 8 June 2022,[31] and as a member on 24 December 2024.[33]
  23. [w]
    Han Kwang-sang was by-elected as an alternate member on 8 June 2022.[31]
  24. [x]
    Ju Chang-il was by-elected as an alternate member on 28 December 2022.[37]
  25. [y]
    Ri Hi-yong was by-elected as an alternate member on 28 December 2022,[37] but was recalled in May 2024.
  26. [z]
    Kim Su-gil was by-elected as an alternate member on 28 December 2022.[37]
  27. [aa]
    Kim Sang-gon was by-elected as an alternate member on 28 December 2022,[37] but was recalled on 28 December 2023.
  28. [ab]
    Kang Sun-nam was by-elected as an alternate member on 28 December 2022,[37] and as a member on 18 June 2023.[32]
  29. [ac]
    Kim Yong-chol was by-elected as an alternate member on 18 June 2023.[32]
  30. [ad]
    Ri Yong-gil was by-elected as an alternate member on 28 December 2023,[22] and as a member on 24 December 2024.[33]
  31. [ae]
    Kim Chol-sam was by-elected as an alternate member on 28 December 2023,[22] but was recalled on 24 December 2024.
  32. [af]
    Pang Tu-sop was by-elected as an alternate member on 24 December 2024.[33]
  33. [ag]
    Kim Chol-won was by-elected as an alternate member on 24 December 2024.[33]

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