6th Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea
The 6th Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), officially the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the 6th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 6th Central Committee on 14 October 1980.[1]
Members
[edit]The following were the members of the 6th Presidium throughout its term.[1][2][3][4][5]
Members elected in 1980
[edit]The following were elected as members of the 6th Presidium at the 1st Plenary Meeting of the 6th Central Committee on 14 October 1980.[1][2]
| Rank | Name | Korean | 5th PC[a] | 2010[b] | 7th PRES[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Il Sung[d] | 김일성 | Yes | No | No |
| 2 | Kim Il[e] | 김일 | Yes | No | No |
| 3 | O Jin-u[f] | 오진우 | Yes | No | No |
| 4 | Kim Jong Il | 김정일 | Yes | Yes | No |
| 5 | Ri Jong-ok[g] | 리종옥 | No | No | No |
Members elected in 2010
[edit]The following were elected as members of the 6th Presidium at the plenary meeting of the 6th Central Committee on 28 September 2010.[1][3][4][5]
Members who have an en dash (—) in the Rank column were elected during the remaining term of the 6th Central Committee.
| Rank | Name | Korean | 5th PC[a] | 1980[h] | 7th PRES[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Jong Il[i] | 김정일 | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2 | Kim Yong-nam | 김영남 | No | No | Yes |
| 3 | Choe Yong-rim[j] | 최영림 | No | No | No |
| 4 | Jo Myong-rok[k] | 조명록 | No | No | No |
| 5 | Ri Yong-ho[l] | 리영호 | No | No | No |
| — | Kim Jong Un[m] | 김정은 | No | No | Yes |
| — | Choe Ryong-hae[n] | 최룡해 | No | No | Yes |
| — | Hwang Pyong-so[o] | 황병서 | No | No | Yes |
Notes
[edit]- 1 2 Status in the Political Committee at the end of the 5th Central Committee's term.
- ↑ Status in the Presidium at the plenary meeting of the 6th Central Committee on 28 September 2010.
- 1 2 Status in the Presidium at the start of the 7th Central Committee's term.
- ↑ Kim Il Sung died on 8 July 1994.
- ↑ Kim Il died on 9 March 1984.
- ↑ O Jin-u died on 25 February 1995.
- ↑ Ri Jong-ok was recalled as a member in March 1983.
- ↑ Status in the Presidium at the 1st Plenary Meeting of the 6th Central Committee on 14 October 1980.
- ↑ Kim Jong Il died on 17 December 2011.
- ↑ Choe Yong-rim was recalled as a member on 31 March 2013.
- ↑ Jo Myong-rok died on 6 November 2010.
- ↑ Ri Yong-ho was recalled as a member on 15 July 2012.
- ↑ Kim Jong Un was elected as a member on 11 April 2012.
- ↑ Choe Ryong-hae was elected as a member on 11 April 2012. He was recalled on 18 February 2015.
- ↑ Hwang Pyong-so was elected as a member on 18 February 2015.
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Suh 1981, p. 332.
- 1 2 Suh 1981, pp. 329.
- 1 2 Staff writer (30 September 2010). "Worker's Party conference wrap-up". North Korean Economy Watch. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- 1 2 Staff writer (11 April 2010). "Members of WPK Central Guidance Body Elected to Fill Vacancies, Elected and Appointed". Korean Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- 1 2 "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 21 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
Bibliography
[edit]Books:
- Lankov, Andrey (2002). From Stalin to Kim Il Sung: The Formation of North Korea, 1945–1960. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-3117-5.
- Scalapino, Robert; Lee, Chong-sik (1972). Communism in Korea: The Movement. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02080-1.
- Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System. University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.
Dissertations:
- Paik, Hak Soon (1993). North Korean State Formation, 1945–1950 (Thesis). University of Pennsylvania.
