State Affairs Commission of North Korea

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State Affairs Commission of the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원회
Emblem of the Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea.svg
Agency overview
Formed29 June 2016
Preceding agency
TypeSupreme policy-oriented leadership body
Jurisdiction Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Headquarters Government Complex No. 1, Pyongyang
Agency executives

The following are the current members of the State Affairs Commission as of 29 September 2021: [7] [8] [9]

President of the State Affairs Commission
PresidentPolitical partyMember sinceOther positions
Kim Jong-un April 2019 crop.jpg Kim Jong Un
김정은
(born 1984)
Workers' Party of Korea 29 June 2016
First Vice President of the State Affairs Commission
First Vice PresidentPolitical partyMember sinceOther positions
18th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement gets underway in Baku 005 (cropped).jpg Choe Ryong-hae
최룡해
(born 1950)
Workers' Party of Korea 29 June 2016
Vice President of the State Affairs Commission
Vice PresidentPolitical partyMember sinceOther positions
Kim Tok-hun
김덕훈
(born 1961)
Workers' Party of Korea 29 September 2021
Members of the State Affairs Commission
MemberPolitical partyMember sinceOther positions
Kim Yong Chol 2019.jpg Kim Yong-chol
김영철
(born 1945)
Workers' Party of Korea 29 June 2016
Jong Kyong-thaek
정경택
Workers' Party of Korea 11 April 2018
Ri Son-gwon.jpg Ri Son-gwon
리선권
Workers' Party of Korea 12 April 2020
Jo Yong-won
조용원
(born 1957)
Workers' Party of Korea 29 September 2021
Pak Jong-chon
박정천
Workers' Party of Korea 29 September 2021
O Su-yong
오수용
(born 1944)
Workers' Party of Korea 29 September 2021
Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin (2019-04-25) 15 (cropped).jpg Ri Yong-gil
리영길
(born 1955)
Workers' Party of Korea 29 September 2021
Jang Jong-nam
장정남
Workers' Party of Korea 29 September 2021
Kim Song-nam
김성남
(born 1953)
Workers' Party of Korea 29 September 2021
Kim Yo-jong at Blue House (cropped).jpg Kim Yo Jong
김여정
(born 1987)
Workers' Party of Korea 29 September 2021

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