8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea

The 8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) (제 8차 조선로동당 중앙 군사위원회), officially the Central Military Commission of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 7th WPK Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the party's 8th Congress on 10 January 2021.^[1] It is composed of one chairman, one vice chairmen and eleven ordinary members.^[2]

Meetings

Plenum	Start–end	Length
1st Enlarged Session[3]	24 February 2021	1 day
2nd Enlarged Session[4]	11 June 2021	1 day
3rd Enlarged Session[5]	22 June 2022	1 day
6th Enlarged Session[6]	10 April 2023	1 day
7th Enlarged Session[7]	9 August 2023	1 day

Officers

Title	Name	Korean	Birth	Gender
Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea	Kim Jong Un	김정은	1982	Male
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea	Ri Yong-gil	리영길	1955	Male
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea	Ri Pyong-chol	리병철	1948	Male

Members

Rank	Military rank	Name	Korean	7th CMC	Birth	Gender
1	Marshal of the DPRK	Kim Jong Un	김정은	Old	1982	Male
2	Marshal of the Korean People's Army	Ri Pyong-chol	리병철	New	1948	Male
3	Colonel General	Jo Yong-won	조용원	New	1957	Male
4	Colonel General	O Il-jong	오일정	New	1954	Male
5	—	Kim Jo-guk	김조국	New	?	Male
6	Lieutenant General	Kang Sun-nam	강순남	New		Male
7	—	O Su-yong	오수용	New	1944	Male
8	Marshal of the Korean People's Army	Pak Jong-chon	박정천	New	?	Male
9	Colonel General	Kwon Yong-jin	권영진	New	?	Male
10	Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army	Kim Jong-gwan	김정관	New	?	Male
11	Colonel General	Jong Kyong-thaek	정경택	New	1961	Male
12	General	Ri Yong-gil	리영길	Old	1955	Male
13	General	Rim Kwang-il	림광일	New	1965	Male
References: [2]

References

1. "Sixth-Day Sitting of 8th WPK Congress Held". Korean Central News Agency. 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via Kim Il Sung – Kim Jong Il Foundation.
2. "Press release of First Plenary Meeting of Eighth WPK Central Committee issued". Pyongyang Times. Korean Central News Agency. 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
3. Kim, Jeongmin (24 February 2021). "Kim Jong Un demands 'moral discipline' of military officials, oversees reshuffle". NK News. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
4. Kim, Jeongmin (11 June 2021). Betts, Bryan (ed.). "Kim Jong Un stresses national defense in meeting with top military officials". NK News. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
5. Mitch Shin (22 June 2022). "Kim Jong Un Convenes 3rd Enlarged Meeting of WPK's Military Commission". The Diplomat. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
6. Mitch Shin (11 April 2023). "North Korean Leader Guides Central Military Commission Meeting". The Diplomat. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
7. Hyunsu Yim (10 August 2023). "North Korea's Kim dismisses top general, calls for war preparations". Reuters. Retrieved 4 September 2023.