5th Political Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
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The 5th Political Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), officially the Standing Committee of the 5th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee on 12 November 1970.[1]
Members[]
Rank | Name | Hangul | Office | 4th POL | 6th POL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kim Il-sung | 김일성 | General Secretary of the WPK Central Committee | Old | Reelected |
2 | Choe Yong-gon | 최용건 | —
|
Old | Dead |
3 | Kim Il | 김일 | —
|
Old | Reelected |
4 | Pak Song-chol | 박성철 | —
|
Old | Reelected |
5 | Choe Hyon | 최현 | —
|
New | Reelected |
6 | Kim Yong-ju | 김영주 | —
|
Old | Removed |
7 | O Jin-u | 오진우 | —
|
Old | Reelected |
8 | Kim Tong-gyu | 김동규 | —
|
New | Expelled |
9 | So Chol | 서철 | —
|
New | Reelected |
10 | Kim Chung-nin | 김중린 | —
|
New | Reelected |
11 | Han Ik-su | 한익수 | —
|
New | Dead |
References: [2][1][3] |
Candidates[]
Rank | Name | Hangul | Office | 4th POL | 6th POL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hyon Mu-gwang | 현무광 | —
|
New | Demoted |
2 | 종춘택 | —
|
New | Demoted | |
3 | Yang Hyong-sop | 양형섭 | —
|
New | Demoted |
4 | 김만검 | —
|
New | Demoted | |
References: [2][1][3] |
Add-ons[]
Rank | Name | Hangul | Office | Elected | 6th POL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kim Jong-il | 김일성 | —
|
Full | Reelected |
2 | Kim Yong-nam | 김일성 | —
|
Full | Reelected |
3 | 김일성 | —
|
Alternate | Demoted | |
4 | Yi Kun-mo | 김일성 | —
|
Alternate | Reelected |
5 | Ri Jong-ok | 김일성 | —
|
Alternate | Full |
6 | O Kuk-ryol | 김일성 | —
|
Alternate | Full |
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Suh 1981, p. 329.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Suh 1981, pp. 325–6.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Suh 1981, p. 332.
Bibliography[]
Books:
- 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.
Dissertations:
- Paik, Hak Soon (1993). North Korean State Formation, 1945–1950 (Thesis). University of Pennsylvania.
Categories:
- 5th Political Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
- 1970 establishments in North Korea
- 1980 disestablishments in North Korea