Standing Committee of the Workers' Party of South Korea

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The 1st Standing Committee of the Workers' Party of South Korea (WPSK) was elected at the 1st WPSK Congress held in November 1946. It consisted of 14 members and remained active until the merger of WPSK and the Workers' Party of North Korea on 30 June 1949.^[1] In between sessions of the Standing Committee, the Political Committee met in its place.^[1]

Members

Political Committee(정치위원회)

Ho Hon as Chairman
Pak Hon-yong as Vice Chairman
Yi Ki-sok as Vice Chairman
Kim Sam-yong (김삼용)
Yi Chu-ha (이주하)
Yi Sung-yop (이승엽)
Ku Chae-su (구재수)
Kim Yong-am (김용암)

Standing Committee(사무국)

Ho Hon as Chairman
Pak Hon-yong as Vice Chairman
Yi Ki-sok as Vice Chairman
Kim Sam-yong
Yi Chu-ha
Yi Sung-yop
Ku Chae-su
Kim Yong-am
Yi Hyon-sang
Kang Mun-sok
Ko Chan-bo
Yu Yong-jun
Kim O-song
Song Ul-su

References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b Suh 1988, p. 318.

Bibliography

Suh, Dae-sook (1988). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0231065736.

Workers' Party of Korea

Central Committee

Leaders	Pak Hon-yong (1945) Kim Yong-bom (1945) Kim Il Sung (1945–1946) Kim Tu-bong (1946–1949) Kim Il Sung (1949–1994) Vacant (1994–1997) Kim Jong Il (1997–2011) Vacant (2011–2012) Kim Jong Un (2012–present)
Decision-making bodies	Presidium Politburo (General Secretary and Secretary) Secretariat Central Military Commission Central Auditing Commission
Departments and offices	Organisation and Guidance Department Propaganda and Agitation Department Cadres Department Light Industry Department Economic Affairs Science and Education Department International Department Military Department Machine-Building Industry Working Organisation Department Agriculture Department Party History Institute Document Archives Civil Defense Department Appeals Office Finance Accounting Department General Affairs Department United Front Department Office 39
Publications	Rodong Sinmun Kulloja

National meetings

Congress	CPK / CPSK (1945) WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021)
Conference	1st (1958) [ko] 2nd (1966) 3rd (2010) 4th (2012)
CC plenums	1st Joint Plenum, 2nd CC (1949) 12th Plenum, 2nd CC (1953) 2nd Plenum, 3rd CC (1956) 14th Plenum, 4th CC (1966) 15th Plenum, 4th CC (1967)

Leadership sittings

Presidium	1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd—none (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021)
Politburo	CPK (1945) NKBB (1945) 1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021)
Secretariat	CPK (1945) 4th (1966) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021)
Central Committee	CPK (1945) NKBB (1945) 1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021)
Auditing Commission	1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021)
Military Commission	4th (1962) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021)
Control Commission	1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016)
Organisation Committee	CPK (1945) 1st (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956)