Executive Policy Bureau

The Executive Policy Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), officially the Executive Policy Bureau of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (Korean: 제7기 조선로동당 중앙위원회 정무국), was established at the 7th WPK Congress on 9 May 2016 and abolished at the 8th WPK Congress on 10 January 2021.[1]

Leadership

Meetings

  • 4th Meeting: 5 August 2020[2]
  • Meeting: 25 August 2020[3]
  • Enlarged Meeting: 5 September 2020[4]

Members

The following were elected as members of the Executive Policy Bureau.[1] The Executive Policy Bureau is composed of the Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and the vice chairmen of the Central Committee.

The names of members are listed according to the order of their election at the 1st plenary meeting of the 7th Central Committee. Members who have an en dash (—) in the Rank column were by-elected during the term of the 7th Central Committee.

Rank Name Korean 6th Sec[a] 8th Sec[b]
1 Kim Jong Un 김정은 Yes Yes
2 Choe Ryong-hae[c] 최룡해 Yes No
3 Kim Ki-nam[d] 김기남 Yes No
4 Choe Thae-bok[e] 최태복 Yes No
5 Ri Su-yong[f] 리수용 No No
6 Kim Phyong-hae[g] 김평해 Yes No
7 O Su-yong[h] 오수용 Yes No
8 Kwak Pom-gi[i] 곽범기 Yes No
9 Kim Yong-chol 김영철 No No
10 Ri Man-gon[j] 리만건 No No
— Pak Kwang-ho[k] 박광호 No No
— Pak Thae-song[l] 박태성 No Yes
— Thae Jong-su[m] 태종수 No No
— Pak Thae-dok[n] 박태덕 No No
— An Jong-su[o] 안정수 No No
— Choe Hwi[p] 최휘 No No
— Pak Pong-ju[q] 박봉주 No No
— Ri Il-hwan[r] 리일환 No Yes
— Kim Hyong-jun[s] 김형준 No No
— Ri Pyong-chol[t] 리병철 No Yes
— Kim Tok-hun[u] 김덕훈 No No
— Kim Jae-ryong[v] 김재룡 No No
  1. ^ Status in the 6th Secretariat at the end of its term:
    • Yes means a person was included in the 6th Secretariat at the end of its term.
    • No means a person was not included in the 6th Secretariat at the end of its term.
  2. ^ Status in the 8th Secretariat at the start of its term:
    • Yes means a person was included in the 8th Secretariat at the start of its term.
    • No means a person was not included in the 8th Secretariat at the start of its term.
  3. ^ Choe Ryong-hae was dismissed as a vice chairman on 10 April 2019.
  4. ^ Kim Ki-nam was dismissed as a vice chairman on 7 October 2017.
  5. ^ Choe Thae-bok was dismissed as a vice chairman on 7 October 2017.
  6. ^ Ri Su-yong was dismissed as a vice chairman on 31 December 2019.
  7. ^ Kim Phyong-hae was dismissed as a vice chairman on 31 December 2019.
  8. ^ O Su-yong was dismissed as a vice chairman on 31 December 2019.
  9. ^ Kwak Pom-gi was dismissed as a vice chairman on 7 October 2017.
  10. ^ Ri Man-gon was dismissed as a vice chairman on 7 October 2017. He returned as a vice chairman by being elected again on 10 April 2019.[5]
  11. ^ Pak Kwang-ho was elected as a vice chairman on 7 October 2017,[6] but was dismissed on 31 December 2019.
  12. ^ Pak Thae-song was elected as a vice chairman on 7 October 2017,[6] but was dismissed on 13 August 2020.
  13. ^ Thae Jong-su was elected as a vice chairman on 7 October 2017,[6] but was dismissed on 31 December 2019.
  14. ^ Pak Thae-dok was elected as a vice chairman on 7 October 2017,[6] but was dismissed on 27 February 2020. He returned as a vice chairman by being elected again on 13 August 2020.
  15. ^ An Jong-su was elected as a vice chairman on 7 October 2017,[6] but was dismissed on 31 December 2019.
  16. ^ Choe Hwi was elected as a vice chairman on 7 October 2017.[6]
  17. ^ Pak Pong-ju was elected as a vice chairman on 10 April 2019.[5]
  18. ^ Ri Il-hwan was elected as a vice chairman on 31 December 2019.[7]
  19. ^ Kim Hyong-jun was elected as a vice chairman on 31 December 2019.[7]
  20. ^ Ri Pyong-chol was elected as a vice chairman on 31 December 2019.[7]
  21. ^ Kim Tok-hun was elected as a vice chairman on 31 December 2019,[7] but was dismissed on 13 August 2020.
  22. ^ Kim Jae-ryong was elected as a vice chairman on 13 August 2020.

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Report of First Plenary Meeting of 7th WPK Central Committee Issued". KCNA. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Meeting of Executive Policy Council of WPK Central Committee Held". Korean Central News Agency. 6 August 2020 – via KCNA Watch.
  3. ^ "17th Enlarged Meeting of Political Bureau and 5th Meeting of Executive Policy Council of 7th Central Committee of WPK Held". Korean Central News Agency. 26 August 2020 – via KCNA Watch.
  4. ^ "Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Convenes Enlarged Meeting of Executive Policy Council of C. C., WPK in Typhoon-hit Area before Inspection". Korean Central News Agency. 6 September 2020 – via KCNA Watch.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "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.
  7. ^ a b c d "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.
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