8th Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea

The 8th Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) (8차 조선로동당 비서국), officially the Secretariat of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the 8th WPK Congress.^[1]

Officers

Title	Name	Korean	Birth	Gender
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea	Kim Jong Un	김정은	1982	Male
First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea	TBD	TBD	TBD	Male
Organisational Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea	Jo Yong-won	조용원	1957	Male

Members elected at the 1st Plenary Session

Rank	Name	Korean	7th EXP	Birth	Gender
1	Kim Jong Un	김정은	Old	1982	Male
2	Jo Yong-won	조용원	New	1957	Male
3	Pak Thae-song	박태성	Old	1955	Male
4	Ri Pyong-chol	리병철	Old	1948	Male
5	Jong Sang-hak	정상학	New	?	Male
6	Ri Il-hwan	리일환	Old	1960	Male
7	Kim Tu-il	김두일	New	?	Male
8	Choe Sang-gon	최상건	New	1953	Male
References: ^[2]

Changes

Name	Korean	Plenums		Birth	Gender
Name	Korean	1st (2021)	2nd (2021)	Birth	Gender
Choe Sang-gon	최상건	Member	Member	1953	Male
Jo Yong-won	조용원	Member	Member	1957	Male
Jong Sang-hak	정상학	Member	Member	?	Male
Kim Jong Un	김정은	Member	Member	1982	Male
Kim Tu-il	김두일	Member	Removed	?	Male
O Su-yong	리일환	—	Member	1960	Male
Pak Thae-song	박태성	Member	Member	1955	Male
Ri Il-hwan	리일환	Member	Member	1960	Male
Ri Pyong-chol	리병철	Member	Member	1948	Male
References: ^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Sixth-Day Sitting of 8th WPK Congress Held". Korean Central News Agency. 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
^ ^a ^b "Press Release of First Plenary Meeting of 8th Central Committee of WPK Issued". Korean Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via Kim Il Sung – Kim Jong Il Foundation.
^ "Report on Second Plenary Meeting of Eighth Central Committee of WPK". Pyongyang Times. Korean Central News Agency. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.

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[1] "Sixth-Day Sitting of 8th WPK Congress Held". Korean Central News Agency. 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via KCNA Watch.

[Plenary-2] "Press Release of First Plenary Meeting of 8th Central Committee of WPK Issued". Korean Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via Kim Il Sung – Kim Jong Il Foundation.

[2nd_Plenum-3] "Report on Second Plenary Meeting of Eighth Central Committee of WPK". Pyongyang Times. Korean Central News Agency. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.

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