State Affairs Committee of the DPRK
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The State Affairs Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the highest government body in North Korea .
Foundation and tasks
Until June 2016, the official name was the National Defense Commission . On June 29, 2016, at the 4th session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly, it was re-established as the State Affairs Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea . This means that the new organ also focuses on topics outside of national defense and security. The State Affairs Committee is an executive body that is independent of the DPRK Council of Ministers and , according to the North Korean Constitution , is directly responsible only to Parliament .
The committee has a symbolic chairman ( Kim Jong-il ), a chairman ( Kim Jong-un ), several vice- chairs and members.
According to Article 97, Paragraph 7 of the Constitution, Parliament has the right to appoint or remove the chairman, vice-chairman and members on the proposal of the chairman of the State Committee.
The state committee is de facto the head of the executive branch and the office of chairman is the "highest office in the state" in the DPRK. The headquarters of the DPRK State Affairs Committee is located in the Pot'onggang-guyŏk district of the capital Pyongyang .
composition
The following people are currently members of the State Committee (as of April 2020):
- symbolic: "Eternal Chairman": Kim Jong-il †
- Chairman: Kim Jong-un (" Supreme Leader ")
- First Vice Chairman:
- Vice Chairman:
- Members:
After his death, Kim Jong-il was declared "Eternal Chairman" and his son Kim Jong-un was appointed by the Supreme People's Assembly on April 13, 2012 as his successor with the designation "First Chairman". In 2016, the name was changed to "Chairman of the State Affairs Committee".
List of chairmen
National Defense Commission
Chairperson
- Kim Il-sung (December 27, 1972 to April 9, 1993)
- Kim Jong-il (April 9, 1993 to December 17, 2011)
- Kim Jong-un (April 13, 2012 to June 29, 2016)
First Vice-Chair
- O Chin-u (December 27, 1972 to May 22, 1990)
- Kim Jong-il (May 23, 1990 to April 9, 1993)
- O Chin-u (April 9, 1993 to February 1995)
- Jo Myong-rok (September 1998 to November 2011)
Vice-Chair
- Kim Yŏng-ju (May 23, 1990 to April 9, 1993)
- Choe Kwang (May 23, 1990 to February 21, 1997)
- Jo Myong-rok (February 21, 1997 to September 1998)
- Kim Yŏng-ch'un (April 11, 2007 to December 3, 2012)
- Ri Yong-mu (April 11, 2007 to June 29, 2016)
- O Kŭng-nyŏl (April 9, 2009 to June 29, 2016)
- Jang Song-thaek (June 7, 2009 to December 3, 2013)
- Choe Ryong-hae (April 9, 2014 to June 29, 2016)
- Hwang Pyong-so (September 25, 2014 to June 29, 2016)
State Affairs Committee
Chairperson
- Kim Jong-un (since June 29, 2016)
First Vice-Chair
- Choe Ryong-hae (since April 11, 2019)
Vice-Chair
- Hwang Pyong-so (June 29, 2016 to April 11, 2018)
- Choe Ryong-hae (June 29, 2016 to April 11, 2019)
- Pak Pong-ju (since June 29, 2016)
See also
- List of rulers in North Korea - an overview
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- ↑ German Bundestag (ed.): The political system of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea with background information on the North Korean diplomat Ri Su-yong and his personal relationships with the ruler Kim Jong-un . March 29, 2018, p. 5 ( online [PDF; accessed May 25, 2020]).
- ↑ a b The 4th session of the Supreme People's Assembly in the XIII. Legislative period. Retrieved August 2, 2016 . ; Pyongyang Times, July 2nd, 2016, p. 1 ff.
- ↑ a b c North Korea info
- ^ Rüdiger Frank (2005): Political System of North Korea. In: Thomas Kern, Patrick Köllner (eds.): South Korea and North Korea. Introduction to history, politics, economics and society. Frankfurt / Main: Campus Verlag. ISBN 3-593-37739-X , page 227.
- ↑ KCNA, February 16, 2002: Brief biography of Kim Jong-ils (English) ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Gi-Jae Han, Na-ri Shin: Ri Son Gwon, Ri Pyong Chol enter State Affairs Commission of N. Korea. In: Dong-a Ilbo . April 14, 2020, accessed on May 25, 2020 .
- ↑ 5th session of the 12th Supreme Peoples' Assembly ( English ) North Korean Economy Watch. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
