The 7th Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), officially the Political Bureau of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the 7th WPK Congress. The composition of the 7th Politburo was changed on several occasions by plenary sessions of the 7th WPK Central Committee.[1]
Members elected at the 1st Plenary Session
editRank | Name | Korean | 6th POL | 8th POL | Birth | Gender |
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1 | Kim Jong Un | 김정은 | Old | Reelected | 1982 | Male |
2 | Kim Yong-nam | 김영남 | Old | Not | 1928 | Male |
3 | Hwang Pyong-so | 황병서 | New | Not | 1949 | Male |
4 | Pak Pong-ju | 박봉주 | Old | Not | 1939 | Male |
5 | Choe Ryong-hae | 최룡해 | Old | Reelected | 1950 | Male |
6 | Kim Ki-nam | 김기남 | Old | Not | 1934 | Male |
7 | Choe Thae-bok | 최태복 | Old | Not | 1930 | Male |
8 | Ri Su-yong | 리수용 | New | Not | 1940 | Male |
9 | Kim Phyong-hae | 김평해 | Alt. | Not | 1941 | Male |
10 | O Su-yong | 오수용 | New | Reelected | 1944 | Male |
11 | Kwak Pom-gi | 곽범기 | Alt. | Not | 1939 | Male |
12 | Kim Yong-chol | 김영철 | New | Reelected | 1946 | Male |
13 | Ri Man-gon | 리만건 | New | Not | 1945 | Male |
14 | Yang Hyong-sop | 양형섭 | Old | Not | 1925 | Male |
15 | Ro Tu-chol | 로두철 | Alt. | Not | 1950 | Male |
16 | Pak Yong-sik | 박영식 | New | Not | 1950 | Male |
17 | Ri Myong-su | 리명수 | New | Not | 1934 | Male |
18 | Kim Won-hong | 김원홍 | Old | Not | 1945 | Male |
19 | Choe Pu-il | 최부일 | Alt. | Not | 1944 | Male |
References: [1] |
Alternates elected at the 1st Plenary Session
editRank | Name | Korean | 6th POL | 8th POL | Birth | Gender |
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1 | Kim Su-gil | 김수길 | New | Not | 1950 | Male |
2 | Kim Nung-o | 김능오 | New | Not | 1960s | Male |
3 | Pak Thae-song | 박태성 | New | Member | 1955 | Male |
4 | Ri Yong-ho | 리용호 | New | Not | 1956 | Male |
5 | Im Chol-ung | 임철웅 | New | Not | 1961 | Male |
6 | Jo Yon-jun | 조연준 | Alt. | Not | 1937 | Male |
7 | Ri Pyong-chol | 리병철 | New | Member | 1948 | Male |
8 | No Kwang-chol | 노광철 | New | Not | 1956 | Male |
9 | Ri Yong-gil | 리영길 | Alt. | Not | 1955 | Male |
References: [1] |
Changes
editName | Korean | Plenary Sessions of the Central Committee | 8th POL | Birth | Gender | |||||
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1st (2016) |
2nd (2017) |
3rd (2018) |
4th (2019) |
5th (2019) |
6th (2020) | |||||
An Jong-su | 안정수 | — | Member | Member | Member | Removed | — | Not | 1951 | Male |
Choe Hwi | 최휘 | — | Alt. | Alt. | Member | Member | Member | Not | 1954 | Male |
Choe Pu-il | 최부일 | Member | Member | Member | Member | Member | Member | Not | 1944 | Male |
Choe Ryong-hae | 최룡해 | Member | Member | Member | Member | Member | Member | Reelected | 1950 | Male |
Choe Thae-bok | 최태복 | Member | Removed | — | — | — | — | Not | 1930 | Male |
Ho Chol-man | 허철만 | — | — | — | — | Alt. | Alt. | Reelected A. | 1949 | Male |
Hwang Pyong-so | 황병서 | Member | Member | Dismissed | — | — | — | Not | 1949 | Male |
Im Chol-ung | 임철웅 | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Not | 1961 | Male |
Jo Chun-ryong | 조춘룡 | — | — | — | Alt. | Removed | — | Not | 1937 | Male |
Jo Yon-jun | 조연준 | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Removed | — | Not | 1937 | Male |
Jo Yong-won | 조용원 | — | — | — | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Reelected | 1957 | Male |
Jon Kwang-ho | 전광호 | — | — | — | — | — | Alt. | Not | 1940s | Male |
Jong Kyong-thaek | 정경택 | — | Alt. | Alt. | Member | Member | Member | Reelected | 1961 | Male |
Kim Hyong-jun | 김형준 | — | — | — | — | Alt. | Alt. | Not | 1949 | Male |
Kim Jae-ryong | 김재룡 | — | — | — | Member | Member | Member | Reelected | 1959 | Male |
Kim Jong-gak | 김정각 | — | — | Member | Removed | — | — | Not | 1941 | Male |
Kim Jong Un | 김정은 | Member | Member | Member | Member | Member | Member | Reelected | 1982 | Male |
Kim Ki-nam | 김기남 | Member | Removed | — | — | — | — | Not | 1934 | Male |
Kim Nung-o | 김능오 | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Removed | — | Not | 1960s | Male |
Kim Phyong-hae | 김평해 | Member | Member | Member | Member | Removed | — | Not | 1941 | Male |
Kim Su-gil | 김수길 | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Member | Member | Member | Not | 1950 | Male |
Kim Tok-hun | 김덕훈 | — | — | — | Alt. | Member | Member | Reelected | 1962 | Male |
Kim Won-hong | 김원홍 | Member | Member | Removed | — | — | — | Not | 1945 | Male |
Kim Yong-chol | 김영철 | Member | Member | Member | Member | Member | Member | Reelected | 1946 | Male |
Kim Yong-hwan | 김영환 | — | — | — | — | — | Alt. | Reelected A. | 1940s | Male |
Kim Yo-jong | 김여정 | — | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Removed | Alt. | Not | 1987 | Female |
Kim Yong-nam | 김영남 | Member | Member | Member | Removed | — | — | Not | 1928 | Male |
Kwak Pom-gi | 곽범기 | Member | Removed | — | — | — | — | Not | 1939 | Male |
No Kwang-chol | 노광철 | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Removed | — | Not | 1956 | Male |
O Su-yong | 오수용 | Member | Member | Member | Member | Member | Member | Reelected | 1944 | Male |
Pak Jong-chon | 박정천 | — | — | — | — | Alt. | Member | Reelected | 1950s | Male |
Pak Jong-nam | 박정남 | — | — | — | — | Alt. | Alt. | Not | 1950s | Male |
Pak Kwang-ho | 박광호 | — | Member | Member | Member | Removed | — | Not | 1949 | Male |
Pak Myong-sun | 박명순 | — | — | — | — | — | Alt. | Reelected A. | 1940s | Female |
Pak Pong-ju | 박봉주 | Member | Member | Member | Member | Member | Member | Not | 1939 | Male |
Pak Thae-dok | 박태덕 | — | Alt. | Alt. | Member | Member | Member | Reelected A. | 1955 | Male |
Pak Thae-song | 박태성 | Alt. | Member | Member | Member | Member | Member | Reelected | 1955 | Male |
Pak Yong-sik | 박영식 | Member | Member | Member | Removed | — | — | Not | 1950 | Male |
Ri Hi-yong | 리히용 | — | — | — | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Not | 1960 | Male |
Ri Ho-rim | 리호림 | — | — | — | — | Alt. | Alt. | Not | 1949 | Male |
Ri Il-hwan | 리일환 | — | — | — | — | Member | Member | Reelected | 1960 | Male |
Ri Man-gon | 리만건 | Member | Alt. | Alt. | Member | Member | Removed | Not | 1941 | Male |
Ri Myong-su | 리명수 | Member | Member | Removed | — | — | — | Not | 1934 | Male |
Ri Pyong-chol | 리병철 | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Member | Member | Reelected | 1948 | Male |
Ri Ryong-nam | 리룡남 | — | — | — | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Not | 1960 | Male |
Ri Son-gwon | 리선권 | — | — | — | — | Alt. | Removed | Reelected A. | 1949 | Male |
Ri Su-yong | 리수용 | Member | Member | Member | Member | Removed | — | Reelected | 1930 | Male |
Ri Yong-gil | 리영길 | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Alt. | Removed | — | Reelected | 1955 | Male |
Ri Yong-ho | 리용호 | Alt. | Member | Member | Member | Removed | — | Not | 1956 | Male |
Ro Tu-chol | 로두철 | Member | Member | Member | Member | Removed | — | Not | 1950 | Male |
Thae Hyong-chol | 태형철 | — | — | — | Member | Member | Member | Reelected A. | 1953 | Male |
Thae Jong-su | 박태성 | — | Member | Member | Member | Removed | — | Not | 1955 | Male |
Yang Hyong-sop | 양형섭 | Member | Member | Member | Removed | — | — | Not | 1925 | Male |
References: [1][2][3][4][5][6] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Official Report of First Plenary Meeting of 7th WPK Central Committee Issued". Korean Central News Agency. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
- ^ "Second Plenum of Seventh WPK Central Committee". Korean Central News Agency. 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
- ^ "3rd Plenary Meeting of 7th C.C., WPK Held in Presence of Kim Jong Un". Korean Central News Agency. 21 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
- ^ "Report on 4th Plenary Meeting of 7th Central Committee of WPK". Korean Central News Agency. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
- ^ "Report on 5th Plenary Meeting of 7th C.C., WPK". Korean Central News Agency. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
- ^ "6th Plenary Meeting of 7th Central Committee of WPK Held". Korean Central News Agency. 20 August 2020. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.