Military


DPRK Leadership

Introduction
Leadership Factions
Leadership Purges
Succession

PositionNameBorn
President [abolished 05 Sep 1998] Kim, Il-sung, [died 8 July 1994]
General Secretary, Korean Workers' Party (KWP) Kim, Chong-il, Mar.
Supreme Cdr. of Korean People's Army (KPA) Kim, Chong-il, Mar.
National Defense Commission (NDC)
Chmn., National Defense Commission (NDC) Kim, Chong-il, Mar.
First Vice Chmn. of NDC Cho, Myong-nok, VMar.
Vice Chmn. of NDC Kim, Il-ch'ol, VMar.
Vice Chmn. of NDC Yi, Yong-mu, VMar.
Member, NDC Chon, Pyong-ho
Member, NDC Kim, Ch'ol-man
Member, NDC Kim, Yong-ch'un, VMar.
Member, NDC Paek, Hak-nim, VMar.
Member, NDC Yi, Ul-sol
Member, NDC Yon, Hyong-muk
People's Armed Forces, Office of the General Staff
Commander, Pyongyang Defense Pak Ki So VMar.
Commander, Security Command Won Ung Hui Gen
Deputy Director, Organization Department Hyon Chul Hae Gen
Director, Propaganda Department Pak Jae Gyong Gen
Commander, 3rd Army Corps Jang Song U Gen
Commander, Mechanized Army Corps Kim Myung Guk Gen
Commander, Air Force O Kum Chol Col Gen
Director, Operations Bureau Ri Myung Soo Gen
Supreme People's Assembly (SPA)
Pres., Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) Presidium Kim, Yong-nam
Vice Pres., SPA Kim, Yong-t'ae
Vice Pres., SPA Yang, Hyong-sop
Honorary Vice Pres., SPA Kim, Yong-chu
Honorary Vice Pres., SPA Pak, Song-ch'ol
Government
Premier Hong, Song-nam
Vice Premier Cho, Ch'ang-tok
Vice Premier Kwak, Pom-ki
Vice Premier Sin, II-nam
Min. of Agriculture Kim, Ch'ang-sik
Min. of Chemical Industry Pak, Pong-chu
Min. of City Management Ch'oe, Chong-kon
Min. of Commerce Yi, Yong-son
Min. of Construction & Building-Materials Industries Cho, Yun-hui
Min. of Culture Kang, Nung-su
Min. of Education Pyon, Yong-rip
Min. of Electronic Industry O, Su-yong
Min. of Extractive Industries Son, Chong-ho
Min. of Finance Mun, Il-pong
Min. of Fisheries Yi, Song-un
Min. of Foreign Affairs Paek, Nam-sun
Min. of Foreign Trade Yi, Kwang-kun
Min. of Forestry Yi, Sang-mu
Min. of Labor Yi, Won-il
Min. of Land & Environment Protection Chang, Il-son
Min. of Land & Marine Transport Kim, Yong-il
Min. of Light Industry Yi, Chu-su
Min. of Metal & Machine-Building Industries Chong, Sung-hun
Min. of People's Armed ForcesKim, Il-ch'ol, VMar.
Min. of Post & Telecommunications Yi, Kum-pom
Min. of Power & Coal Industries Sin, T'ae-nok
Min. of Procurement & Food Administration Choe, Nam-Kyun
Min. of Public Health Kim, Su-hak
Min. of Public Security Paek, Hak-nim, VMar.
Min. of Railways Kim, Yong-sam
Min. of State Construction Control Pae, Tal-chun
Min. of State Inspection Kim, Ui-sun
Other Leadership
Chmn., State Planning Ctte. Pak, Nam-ki
Chmn., Physical Culture & Sports Guidance Ctte. Pak, Myong-ch'ol
Chmn., Commission for Conferring Degrees and Titles Cho, Ch'ang-tok
Pres., National Academy of Sciences Yi, Kwang-ho
Pres., Central Bank Kim, Wan-su
Dir., Central Statistics Bureau Kim, Ch'ang-su
Chief Sec. Chong, Mun-san
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Pak, Kil-yon