List of leaders of North Korea
This is a list of the historical occupations of important government offices in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea .
The political situation is shaped by the dominance of the Kim family. Rulers are essentially based on the Labor Party of Korea (PdAK) and the Korean People's Army . Formally, the highest body of the state is the Supreme People's Assembly , the executive power is exercised by the Council of Ministers . The most important thing for governing the country is the State Affairs Committee of the DPRK , the chairman of which holds the highest office in the state.
The official political structures are taking a back seat to this family's claim to power. Since the independence of North Korea, the de facto power has been with Kim Il-sung (1948-1994), his son Kim Jong-il (1994-2011) and has been held since 2011 by his son Kim Jong-un . The basis of power here is primarily the belonging to the ruling family and less the holding of certain offices. Each of the three rulers held several offices one after the other. All three held the positions of head of state, party and military, although the exact titles could change: Kim Il-sung was still president; an office which, after his death in 1994, was made for eternity by a 1998 constitutional amendment. Something similar happened in 2011 with the death of Kim Jong-il, who was declared the "Eternal Secretary General of the Labor Party" and the "Eternal Chairman of the Military Commission".
Supreme Leader
It is not an office. The term tries to describe the empowerment of the Kim family.
image | Surname | Beginning of rule | End of rule | Offices |
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Kim Il-sung | February 8, 1948 | July 8, 1994 | Commander-in-Chief (1948–1991) Prime Minister (1948–1972) Chairman of the Central Committee of the PdAK (1949–1966) Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PdAK (1950–1994) General Secretary of the PdAK (1966–1994) President (1972–1994) Chairman of the National Defense Commission (1972–1993) (symbolic) "Eternal President" (since 1998) |
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Kim Jong-il | July 8, 1994 | December 17, 2011 | Commander-in-Chief (1991–2011) Chairman of the National Defense Commission (1993–2011) General Secretary of the PdAK (1997–2011) Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PdAK (1997–2011) (symbolic) "Eternal Secretary General of the PdAK" and "Eternal Chairman of the National Defense Committee the DPRK "(since 2012) |
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Kim Jong Un | December 17, 2011 | officiating | Commander-in-Chief (since 2011) First Secretary of the PDAK (2012-2016) Chairman of the PDAK (since 2016) First Chairman of the National Defense Commission (2012-2016) Chairman of the State Affairs Committee (since 2016) Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PDAK (since 2012) |
Heads of state
Chair of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (1948–1972)
President (1972–1994)
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (since 1994)
Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
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Kim Du-bong | September 9, 1948 | 20th September 1957 |
Choe Yong-gon | 20th September 1957 | December 28, 1972 |
Kim Il-sung | December 28, 1972 | July 8, 1994 |
Yang Hyong-sop | July 8, 1994 | 5th September 1998 |
Kim Yong-nam | 5th September 1998 | April 11, 2019 |
Choe Ryong-hae | April 11, 2019 | officiating |
prime minister
Chair of the Council of Ministers
Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
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Kim Il-sung | September 9, 1948 | December 28, 1972 |
Kim Il | December 28, 1972 | April 29, 1976 |
Pak Song-chol | April 29, 1976 | December 16, 1977 |
Li Jong-ok | December 16, 1977 | January 27, 1984 |
Kang Song-san (1st time) | January 27, 1984 | December 29, 1986 |
Li Gun-mo | December 29, 1986 | December 12, 1988 |
Yon Hyong-muk | December 12, 1988 | December 11, 1992 |
Kang Song-san (2nd time) | December 11, 1992 | February 21, 1997 |
Hong Song-nam | February 21, 1997 | September 3, 2003 |
Pak Pong-ju (1st time) | September 3, 2003 | April 11, 2007 |
Kim Yong-il | April 11, 2007 | June 7, 2010 |
Choe Yong-rim | June 7, 2010 | April 1, 2013 |
Pak Pong-ju (2nd time) | April 1, 2013 | April 11, 2019 |
Kim Chae-ryong | April 11, 2019 | August 13, 2020 |
Kim Tok-hun | August 13, 2020 | officiating |
Presidents of Parliament
- Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (1948–1998)
- Chairwoman of the Supreme People's Assembly (since 1998)
Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
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Kim Du-bong | September 9, 1948 | 20th September 1957 |
Choe Yong-gon | 20th September 1957 | December 28, 1972 |
Hwang Jang-yop | December 28, 1972 | 1983 |
Yang Hyong-sop | 1983 | 5th September 1998 |
Choe Thae-bok | 5th September 1998 | April 11, 2019 |
Pak Thae song | April 11, 2019 | officiating |
Chronology of office successes
- Output = Number of MPs
Electoral term | election day | Output | Parliament Speaker * | President | Vice President (s) | Premier ** | Vice Premier (s) | cabinet |
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1st electoral term | 08/25/1948 | 572 | Kim Du-bong | - | - | Kim Il-sung | Kim Ch'aek et al. a. | Kim Il-sung I |
2nd electoral term | 08/27/1957 | 215 | Choe Yong-gon | - | - | Kim Il-sung | Kim Il et al. a. | Kim Il-sung II |
3rd electoral term | 10/08/1962 | 383 | Choe Yong-gon | - | - | Kim Il-sung | Kim Il | Kim Il-sung III |
4th legislative term | December 25, 1967 | 457 | Choe Yong-gon | - | - | Kim Il-sung | Kim Il | Kim Il-sung IV |
5th electoral term | 12/12/1972 | 541 | - | Kim Il-sung |
Choe Yong-gon , Kang Ryang-uk |
Kim Il | Kim Il | |
Pak Song-chol | Pak Song-chol | |||||||
6th legislative term | 11/11/1977 | 579 | - | Kim Il-sung | Kim Il, Kang Ryang-uk, Pak Song-chol |
Ri Jong-ok | Ri Jong-ok I | |
7th legislative term | 02/28/1982 | 615 | - | Kim Il-sung | Kim Il, Kang Ryang-uk, Pak Song-chol |
Ri Jong-ok | Ri Jong-ok II | |
Kang Song-san | Kang Song-san I. | |||||||
8th legislative term | 11/02/1986 | 655 | - | Kim Il-sung | Pak Song-chol, Rim Chun-chu , Ri Jong-ok |
Ri Kŭn-mo | Ri Kun-mo | |
Yon Hyong-muk | Yon Hyong-muk I. | |||||||
9th legislative term | 04/22/1990 | 687 | - | Kim Il-sung | Ri Jong-ok, Pak Sung-chol |
Yon Hyong-muk | Yon Hyong-muk II | |
Kang Song-san | Kang Song-san II | |||||||
Hong Song-nam | Hong Song-nam I. | |||||||
10th legislative term | 07/26/1998 | 687 | Kim Yong-nam | - | - | Hong Sŏng-nam |
Cho Ch'ang-d'ŏk , Kwak Pŏm-gi |
Hong Sŏng-nam II |
11th legislative term | 08/03/2003 | 687 | Kim Yong-nam | - | - | Pak Pong-ju | Kwak Pŏm-gi, Ro Tu-ch'ŏl , Chŏn Sŭng-hun |
Pak Pong-ju I. |
Kim Yŏng-il | Kim Yŏng-il I | |||||||
12th legislative term | 03/08/2009 | 687 | Kim Yong-nam | - | - | Kim Yŏng-il | Kwak Pŏm-gi, T'ae Chong-su , Ro Tu-ch'ŏl |
Kim Yŏng-il II |
- | - | Ch'oe Yŏng-rim |
Kang Nŭng-su , Kim Rak-hŭi , Ri T'ae-nam , Chŏn Ha-ch'ŏl , Cho Pyŏng-ju , Han Kwang-bok |
Ch'oe Yŏng-rim | ||||
- | - | Pak Pong-ju | Ro Tu-chol u. a. | Pak Pong-ju II | ||||
13th legislative term | 03/09/2014 | 687 | Kim Yong-nam | - | - | Pak Pong-ju | Ro Tu-chol, Im Chol-Ung , Kim Tok-Hun , Ri Ju-o , Ri Ryong-Nam , Jon Kwang-ho , Tong Jong-ho , Ko In-ho | Pak Pong-ju III |
14th legislative term | 03/10/2019 | 687 | Choe Ryong-hae | - | - | Kim Jae-ryong | Ro Tu-chol, Im Chol-Ung, Kim Tok-Hun, Ri Ju-O, Ri Ryong-Nam, Jon Kwang-ho, Tong Jong-ho, Ko In-ho | Kim Jae-ryong |
* officially Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly ; ** officially Chairman of the Council of Ministers | ||||||||
Source: Chronology of Supreme People's Assembly (data to 1990); Korean Central News Agency |
Web link
- List of rulers on rulers.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Political System: System of State Organs . korea-dpr.com, accessed July 9, 2013.
- ↑ Federal Foreign Office : Country Info: Korea (Democratic People's Republic, North Korea) (as of March 2013) , accessed on July 9, 2013.
- ↑ KCNA, kcna.kp , April 13, 2012