General Secretary and Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea

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The General Secretary and Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea is a member of the Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea, which is headed by a General Secretary (the name of this office has changed throughout North Korean history).

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General Secretaries and forerunners

TitleOfficeholder Hangul BirthDeathTook officeLeft officeDuration
First Secretary of the North Korean Branch Bureau Kim Yong-bom 김용범1902194713 October 194518 December 19461 year and 66 days
First Secretary of the North Korean Branch Bureau Kim Il Sung 김일성1912199418 December 194628 August 19462 years and 194 days
First Secretary of the Central Committee Ho Ka-i 허가이1900195324 June 19492 July 19534 years and 8 days
Second Secretary of the Central Committee Yi Sung-yop 이성엽1905195424 June 19496 August 19534 years and 43 days
Third Secretary of the Central Committee Kim Sam-yong 김삼룡1908195024 June 194927 March 1950276 days
General Secretary of the Central Committee Kim Il Sung 김일성1912199412 October 19668 July 199427 years and 269 days
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong Il 김정일194120118 October 199717 December 201114 years and 70 days
First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong Un 김정은1983Alive11 April 20129 May 20164 years and 28 days
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong Un 김정은1983Alive10 January 2021Incumbent4 years and 167 days
References:
[1] [2] [3] [4]

Secretaries

Rank
[note 1]
Name Hangul BirthDeathTook officeLeft officeDuration
9 An Seug-tak 안수탁 ? ?17 June 1983 ? ?
10 Chae Hi-chong 채희총 ? ?17 June 1983 ? ?
3 Choe Ryong-hae 최룡해1950Alive28 September 20109 May 20165 years and 224 days
7 Choe Sang-gon 최상건1953Alive10 January 2021Incumbent4 years and 167 days
2 Choe Thae-bok 김기남1930Alive27 December 19869 May 201629 years and 134 days
1 Choe Yong-gon 최용건1900197612 October 196619 September 19769 years and 343 days
Chon Pyong-ho 전병호1926201427 December 198628 September 201023 years and 275 days
7 Han Ik-su 한익수1912197813 November 19705 September 19787 years and 296 days
Han Son-yong 한성룡1923200912 December 1988200938 years and 49 days
7 Ho Bong-hak 허봉학 ? ?12 October 196616 November 19682 years and 35 days
Ho Dam 허담192919911 December 198311 May 19917 years and 161 days
7 Ho Jong-suk 허정숙1908199117 June 19835 June 1991 ?
7 Hong Si-hak 홍시학 ? ?14 October 19801 December 19833 years and 48 days
10 Hong Sok-hyong 홍석형1936Alive28 September 2010June 2011246 days
6 Hwang Jang-yop 황장엽1923201012 December 197924 February 199717 years and 74 days
8 Hyon Mu-gwang 현무광1913199213 November 197014 October 19809 years and 336 days
5 Hyon Mu-kwang 현무광 ? ?17 June 1983 ? ?
1 Jo Yong-won 조용원 ?Alive10 January 2021Incumbent4 years and 167 days
4 Jong Sang-hak 정상학 ?Alive10 January 2021Incumbent4 years and 167 days
Kang Song-san 강성산1931199727 December 1986 ?
2 Kim Chung-nin 김중린1923201013 November 197010 December 198414 years and 27 days
9 January 199028 April 201020 years and 109 days
4 Kim Hwan 김영남 ? ?14 October 198017 June 19832 years and 246 days
2 Kim Il 김일1910198412 October 196614 October 198014 years and 2 days
1 Kim Jong Il 김정일1942201117 September 19738 October 199726 years and 329 days
6 Kim Jung-rin 김중린1923201030 June 196914 October 198011 years and 106 days
1 Kim Ki-nam 김기남19292024October 20079 May 20168 years and 221 days
Kim Kyong-hui 김경희1946Alive11 April 20129 May 20164 years and 28 days
5 Kim Kwang-hyop 김광협1915197012 October 1966July 19703 years and 262 days
8 Kim Phyong-hae 김평해1941Alive28 September 20109 May 20165 years and 224 days
10 Kim To-man 김토만 ?196712 October 19668 April 19672 years and 35 days
5 Kim Tong-gyu 김동규1915 ?13 November 197028 November 19788 years and 15 days
6 Kim Tu-il 김두일 ?Alive10 January 2021Incumbent4 years and 167 days
7 Kim Yang-gon 김양건1942201528 September 201029 December 20155 years and 92 days
6 Kim Yong-il 김영일1944Alive28 September 20109 May 20165 years and 224 days
8 Kim Yong-ju 김영주1920Alive12 October 196611–13 February 19747 years and 124 days
2 Kim Yong-nam 김영남1928Alive14 October 198017 June 19832 years and 246 days
Kim Yong-sun 김용순1934200323 May 199026 October 200313 years and 156 days
Kwak Pom-gi 곽범기1939Alive11 April 20129 May 20164 years and 28 days
Kye Ung-tae 김영남192020068 February 198623 November 200620 years and 288 days
4 Mun Kyong-dok 문경덕1957Alive28 September 20109 May 20165 years and 224 days
4 O Jin-u 오진우1917199513 November 197014 October 19809 years and 336 days
O Su-yong 오수용1944Alive11 February 2021Incumbent4 years and 135 days
3 Pak Kum-chol 박금철1911196712 October 19668 April 1967178 days
Pak Nam-gi 박남기1934201012 December 19889 January 201021 years and 28 days
9 Pak Su-dong 박수동 ? ?14 October 198031 August 19821 year and 321 days
2 Pak Thae-song 박태성1955Alive10 January 2021Incumbent4 years and 167 days
5 Pak To-chun 박도춘1944Alive28 September 20109 May 20165 years and 224 days
9 Pak Yong-guk 박용국 ? ?12 October 196616 November 19682 years and 35 days
5 Ri Il-hwan 리일환1960Alive10 January 2021Incumbent4 years and 167 days
3 Ri Pyong-chol 리병철1948Alive10 January 2021Incumbent4 years and 167 days
6 Sok San 속산 ? ?12 October 196613 November 19704 years and 32 days
So Kwan-hui 서관희192619976 October 198121 September 199715 years and 350 days
8 Son Kwan-hi 손관희 ? ?17 June 1983 ? ?
9 Thae Jong-su 태종수1936Alive28 September 20109 May 20165 years and 224 days
9 Yang Hyon-sop 양형섭1925Alive30 June 196914 October 198011 years and 106 days
4 Yi Hyo-sun 이효선 ?196712 October 19668 April 1967178 days
Yi Kuk-chin 이국진 ? ?30 June 196913 November 19701 year and 136 days
6 Yun Ki-bok 윤기복 ? ?14 October 198017 June 19832 years and 246 days
9 January 1990 ? ?
References:
[2] [3] [4]

Noter

  1. Highest rank the individualattained during tenure.
    The rank does not include the head secretary. For instance, in the 6th Secretariat Kim Jong-il is ranked 1 in this list. Some other lists might rank him as 2 since Kim Il-sung served as General Secretary of the Central Committee.

References

Footnotes

  1. Suh 1981, p. 321.
  2. 1 2 Suh 1981, p. 328.
  3. 1 2 Suh 1981, p. 329.
  4. 1 2 Suh 1981, p. 332.

Bibliography

Books:

  • Gause, Ken (2013). "The Role and Influence of the Party Apparatus". In Park, Kyung-ae; Snyder, Scott (eds.). North Korea in Transition: Politics, Economy, and Society. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 19–46. ISBN   978-1442218123.
  • Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN   0-8248-0740-5.
  • Yonguso, Pyonghwa Tongil (1997). Korea and the World. University of California. Research Center for Peace and Unification.

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