4th Political Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea

The 4th Political Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), officially the Political Committee of the 4th Central Committee (4th CC), was elected in the immediate aftermath of the 4th WPK Congress on 18 September 1961 by the 4th CC's 1st Plenary Session.^[1]

The 2nd Conference, held on 6 October 1966, established a Standing Committee of the Political Committee (SCPC).

It sat until the 4th Congress when it was replaced by the 5th Political Committee.^[2]

Members[]

1st Plenary Session (1961–66)[]

Rank	Name	Hangul	Government posts	1st STC	2nd CON	Type
1	Kim Il-sung	김일성	show Central Chairman of the WPK Central Committee	Old	Reelected	Member
2	Choe Yong-gon	최용건	show Central Vice Chairman of the WPK Central Committee	Old	Reelected	Member
3	Kim Il	김일	show Central Vice Chairman of the WPK Central Committee	Old	Reelected	Member
4	Pak Kum-chol	박금철	—	Old	Reelected	Member
5		김창만	—	Alternate	Demoted	Member
6		이효선	—	Alternate	Reelected	Member
7	Pak Chong-ae	박정애	—	Old	Demoted	Member
8	Kim Kwang-hyop	김광협	—	Old	Demoted	Member
9		종일용	—	Old	Reelected	Member
10	Nam Il	남일	—	Old	Demoted	Member
11	Yi Chong-ok	박용손	—	New	Demoted	Member
12		김익손	—	New	Full	Alternate
13		이추연	—	New	Demoted	Alternate
14		하앙촌	—	New	Demoted	Alternate
15		한상두	—	New	Demoted	Alternate
References: ^[3]

2nd Conference (1966–70)[]

Rank	Name	Hangul	Government posts	2nd CON	5th POL	Type
1	Kim Il-sung	김일성	show Central Chairman of the WPK Central Committee	Old	Reelected	SCPC
2	Choe Yong-gon	최용건	show Central Vice Chairman of the WPK Central Committee	Old	Reelected	SCPC
3	Kim Il	김일	show Central Vice Chairman of the WPK Central Committee	Old	Reelected	SCPC
4	Pak Kum-chol	박금철	—	Old	Expelled	SCPC
5		이효선	—	Old	Expelled	SCPC
6	Kim Kwang-hyop	김광협	—	Old	Reelected	SCPC
7		김익손	—	Alternate	Reelected	Member
8	Kim Chang-bong	김익손	—	New	Demoted	Member
9	Pak Song-chol	박성철	—	New	Reelected	Member
10	Choe Hyon	최현	—	New	Reelected	Member
11		이용호	—	New	Demoted	Member
12		속산	—	New	Demoted	Alternate
13	Ho Bong-hak	허봉학	—	New	Demoted	Alternate
14	Choe Kwang	최광	—	New	Reelected	Alternate
15	O Jin-u	오진우	—	New	Full	Alternate
16	Lim Chum-chu	임춘추	—	New	Full	Alternate
17	Kim Tong-gyu	김동규	—	New	Demoted	Alternate
18	Kim Yong-ju	김영주	—	New	Demoted	Alternate
19		박용국	—	New	Demoted	Alternate
20		종경복	—	New	Demoted	Alternate
References: ^[2]

References[]

Citations[]

^ Suh 1981, p. 325.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Suh 1981, p. 328.
^ Suh 1981, pp. 324–5.

Bibliography[]

Lankov, Andrey (2002). From Stalin to Kim Il Sung: The Formation of North Korea, 1945–1960. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0813531175.
Scalapino, Robert; Lee, Chong-sik (1972). Communism in Korea: The Movement. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520020801.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.

[FOOTNOTESuh1981325-1] Suh 1981, p. 325.

[FOOTNOTESuh1981328-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Suh 1981, p. 328.

[FOOTNOTESuh1981324–5-3] Suh 1981, pp. 324–5.

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