General Affairs Department of the Workers' Party of Korea
Department of the Workers' Party of Korea
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The General Affairs Department (GAD, Korean: 조선로동당 총무부) is a department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) tasked with handling storage and management of party documents.
HeadquartersPyongyang, North Korea
Agency executives
- Director
- Kim Yo Jong, Deputy Department Director
Parent agencyCentral Committee
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Emblem of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
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| Headquarters | Pyongyang, North Korea |
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| Parent agency | Central Committee |
Organization
Little is known about the General Affairs Department, including its leadership. According to NK News, its tasks likely "involves organizing and circulating party guidance, determining what reaches Kim Jong Un’s desk and how his directives are communicated throughout the government".[1] The department is believed to be tasked with storage and management of party documents. It administers a document storage facility in Chagang Province.[2]
Leadership
- Thae Jong-su (2010–2012)[1]
- Kim Pong-chol (2021-?)[1]
- Kim Yo Jong (2026-)[1][3]