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The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) were offices that existed within the WPK between 1949–66 and 2016–21. The office of "Chairman of the Central Committee" existed between 1949–66 and the office of "Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea" existed in 2016–21. The deputy to the Chairman, the officeholder of Vice Chairman of the Central Committee existed in 1949–66 and 2016–21. This list also includes the chairmen and vice chairmen of the direct predecessors of the WPK.
Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
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조선로동당 총비서 | |
Workers' Party of Korea | |
Type | Deputy leader |
Residence | Forbidden City |
Seat | Pyongyang |
Nominator | Central Committee |
Appointer | Central Committee |
Term length | No fixed term |
Constituting instrument | WPK Rulebook |
Inaugural holder | Pak Hon-yong |
Formation | 28 August 1946 |
Title | Established | Abolished | Established by |
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Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of North Korea | 10 April 1946 | 30 August 1946 | 5th Enlarged Plenary Session of the North Korean Branch Bureau's Executive Committee |
Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea | 30 August 1946 | 24 June 1949 | 1st Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea |
Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of South Korea | 24 November 1946 | 24 June 1949 | 1st Congress of the Workers' Party of South Korea |
Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea | 24 June 1949 | 12 October 1966 | 1st Joint Plenary Session of the 2nd Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea |
9 May 2016 | 10 January 2021 | 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
References: [1] |
Title | Officeholder | Hangul | Birth | Death | Took office | Left office | Duration | |
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Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Korea | Pak Hon-yong | 박헌영 | 1900 | 1955 | 14 September 1945 | 10 April 1946 | 208 days | |
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of South Korea | Pak Hon-yong | 박헌영 | 1900 | 1955 | 10 April 1946 | 24 November 1946 | 228 days | |
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea | Kim Tu-bong | 김두봉 | 1889 | 1958 | 24 November 1946 | 24 June 1949 | 2 years and 212 days | |
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of South Korea | Ho Hon | 허헌 | 1885 | 1951 | 24 November 1946 | 24 June 1949 | 2 years and 212 days | |
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 김일성 | 1912 | 1994 | 24 June 1949 | 12 October 1966 | 17 years and 110 days | |
Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Jong Un | 김정은 | 1983 | Alive | 9 May 2016 | 10 January 2021 | 4 years and 246 days | |
References: [2][3][4][5] |
Name | Hangul | Birth | Death | Took office | Left office | Duration | Rank | |
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An Jong-su | 안정수 | 1951 | Alive | 7 October 2017 | 31 December 2019 | 2 years and 85 days | ||
Choe Hwi | 최휘 | 1954 | Alive | 7 October 2017 | 10 January 2021 | 3 years and 95 days | ||
Choe Ryong-hae | 최룡해 | 1950 | Alive | 9 May 2016 | 10 January 2021 | 4 years and 246 days | ||
Choe Thae-bok | 최태복 | 1930 | 2024 | 9 May 2016 | 7 October 2017 | 1 year and 151 days | ||
Choe Yong-gon | 최용건 | 1900 | 1976 | 29 April 1956 | 12 October 1966 | 10 years and 166 days | 1 | |
Chong Il-yong | 종일용 | ? | ? | 29 April 1956 | 18 September 1961 | 5 years and 142 days | 4 | |
Chu Yong-ha | 주영하 | 1908 | 1956 | 30 August 1946 | 30 March 1948 | 1 year and 213 days | ||
Ho Ka-i | 허가이 | 1908 | 1953 | 30 March 1948 | 24 June 1949 | 1 year and 86 days | ||
24 June 1949 | 2 July 1953 | 4 years and 8 days | 2 | |||||
Kim Chang-man | 김창만 | ? | ? | 29 April 1956 | 12 October 1966 | 10 years and 166 days | 5 | |
Kim Hyong-jun | 김형준 | 1949 | Alive | 31 December 2019 | 10 January 2021 | 1 year and 10 days | ||
Kim Il | 김일 | 1910 | 1984 | 6 August 1953 | 23 March 1954 | 229 days | 3 | |
18 September 1961 | 12 October 1966 | 5 years and 24 days | 2 | |||||
Kim Il Sung | 김일성 | 1912 | 1994 | 30 August 1946 | 24 June 1949 | 2 years and 298 days | ||
Kim Jae-ryong | 김재룡 | 1959 | Alive | 13 August 2020 | 10 January 2021 | 150 days | ||
Kim Ki-nam | 김기남 | 1934 | 2024 | 9 May 2016 | 7 October 2017 | 1 year and 151 days | ||
Kim Phyong-hae | 김평해 | 1941 | Alive | 9 May 2016 | 31 December 2019 | 3 years and 236 days | ||
Kim Tok-hun | 김덕훈 | 1961 | Alive | 31 December 2019 | 10 January 2021 | 1 year and 10 days | ||
Kim Yong-chol | 김영철 | 1946 | Alive | 9 May 2016 | 10 January 2021 | 4 years and 246 days | ||
Kwak Pom-gi | 곽범기 | 1939 | Alive | 9 May 2016 | 7 October 2017 | 1 year and 151 days | ||
O Su-yong | 오수용 | 1944 | Alive | 9 May 2016 | 10 January 2021 | 4 years and 246 days | ||
Pak Chang-ok | 박창옥 | 1911 | 1958 | 6 August 1953 | 23 March 1954 | 229 days | 2 | |
Pak Chong-ae | 박정애 | 1907 | 1986 | 6 August 1953 | 18 September 1961 | 8 years and 43 days | 1 | |
Pak Hon-yong | 박헌영 | 1900 | 1955 | 24 November 1946 | 24 June 1949 | 2 years and 212 days | ||
24 June 1949 | 6 August 1953 | 4 years and 43 days | 1 | |||||
Pak Kum-chol | 박금철 | 1911 | 1967 | 23 March 1954 | 12 October 1966 | 12 years and 203 days | 3 | |
Pak Kwang-ho | 박광호 | 1949 | Alive | 7 October 2017 | 31 December 2019 | 2 years and 85 days | ||
Pak Pong-ju | 박봉주 | 1939 | Alive | 10 April 2019 | 10 January 2021 | 1 year and 275 days | ||
Pak Thae-dok | 박태덕 | 1955 | Alive | 7 October 2017 | 28 February 2020 | 2 years and 144 days | ||
13 August 2020 | 10 January 2021 | 150 days | ||||||
Pak Thae-song | 박태성 | 1955 | Alive | 7 October 2017 | 10 January 2021 | 3 years and 95 days | ||
Pak Yong-bin | 박용빈 | ? | ? | 23 March 1954 | 18 September 1961 | 7 years and 179 days | 4 | |
Ri Il-hwan | 리일환 | 1960 | Alive | 31 December 2019 | 10 January 2021 | 1 year and 10 days | ||
Ri Man-gon | 리만건 | 1945 | Alive | 9 May 2016 | 28 February 2020 | 3 years and 295 days | ||
Ri Pyong-chol | 리병철 | 1948 | Alive | 31 December 2019 | 10 January 2021 | 1 year and 10 days | ||
Ri Su-yong | 리수용 | 1940 | Alive | 9 May 2016 | 31 December 2019 | 3 years and 236 days | ||
Thae Jong-su | 태종수 | 1936 | Alive | 7 October 2017 | 31 December 2019 | 2 years and 85 days | ||
Yi Hyo-sun | 이효선 | ? | ? | 18 September 1961 | 12 October 1966 | 5 years and 24 days | 5 | |
Yi Ki-sok | 이기석 | ? | ? | 24 November 1946 | 24 June 1949 | 2 years and 212 days | ||
References: [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] |
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