List of heads of state of North Korea

The following is a list of heads of state of North Korea since its founding in 1948.

Heads of State of North Korea (1948–present)

Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Chairman		Political party		Term		Election
	Kim Tu-bong 김두봉 1889–1958	rowspan="1" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" |	Workers' Party of North Korea	9 September 1948	20 September 1957	1st SPA
		rowspan="1" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" |	Workers' Party of Korea
	Choe Yong-gon 최용건 1900–1976	rowspan="1" style="background:Template:Korean Social Democratic Party/meta/color" height="99" |	Korean Social Democratic Party	20 September 1957	23 October 1962	2nd SPA
		rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" |	Workers' Party of Korea
		23 October 1962		16 December 1967	3rd SPA
		16 December 1967		28 December 1972	4th SPA
President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
President		Political party		Term		Election
	Kim Il-sung 김일성 1912–1994	rowspan="5" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" |	Workers' Party of Korea	28 December 1972	16 December 1977	5th SPA
		16 December 1977		6 April 1982	6th SPA
		6 April 1982		29 December 1986	7th SPA
		29 December 1986		24 May 1990	8th SPA
		24 May 1990		8 July 1994	9th SPA
Vacant (8 July 1994–5 September 1998)
President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
President		Political party		Term		Election
	Kim Yong-nam 김영남 (born 1928)	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" |	Workers' Party of Korea	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	10th SPA
		3 September 2003		9 April 2009	11th SPA
Supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
President		Political party		Term		Election
	Kim Jong-il 김정일 (1941-2011)	rowspan="1" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" |	Workers' Party of Korea	9 April 2009	17 December 2011	12th SPA
	Kim Jong-un 김정은 (born 1984)	rowspan="1" style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color" height="99" |	Workers' Party of Korea	8 March 2012	Incumbent

See also

• List of leaders of North Korea
• President of North Korea
• Eternal President of the Republic
• Premier of North Korea
• Leader of the Workers' Party of Korea
• Government of North Korea
• Politics of North Korea
• President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly