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

The 8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), 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]

Chairman
Chairman Other positions
Marshal of the DPRK
Kim Jong-un
김정은
(born 1984)
Vice Chairman
Vice Chairman Other positions
Marshal of the KPA
Ri Pyong-chol
리병철
(born 1948)
Members
Member Other positions
Colonel General
Jo Yong-won
조용원
Colonel General
O Il-jong
오일정
(born 1954)
  • Politburo Member
  • Secretary of the Central Committee
  • Director of the Military Leadership Department
Kim Jo-guk
김조국
  • First Vice Department Director of the Central Committee
Lieutenant General
Kang Sun-nam
강순남
  • Director of the Munitions Industry Department
O Su-yong
오수용
(born 1944)
  • Politburo Member
  • Chairman of the Second Economic Committee
Marshal of the KPA
Pak Jong-chon
박정천
  • Politburo Member
  • Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army
Colonel General
Kwon Yong-jin
권영진
  • Politburo Member
  • Director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army
General
Kim Jong-gwan
김정관
  • Politburo Member
  • Minister of Defence
Colonel General
Jong Kyong-thaek
정경택
(born 1961)
  • Politburo Member
  • Minister of State Security
General
Ri Yong-gil
리영길
(born 1955)
  • Politburo Member
  • Minister of Public Security
General
Rim Kwang-il
림광일
(born 1965)
  • First Vice Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army
  • Chief of the Reconnaissance General Bureau

References

  1. "Sixth-Day Sitting of 8th WPK Congress Held". KCNA. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021 via KCNA Watch.


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