8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea

The 8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), officially the Central Military Commission of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 7th WPK Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the party's 8th Congress on 10 January 2021.^[1] It is composed of one chairman, one vice chairmen and eleven ordinary members.^[2]

Meetings[]

Plenum	Start–end	Length
1st Enlarged Session^[3]	24 February 2021	1 day
2nd Enlarged Session^[4]	11 June 2021	1 day

Officers[]

Title	Name	Korean	Birth	Gender
Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea	Kim Jong-un	김정은	1982	Male
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea	Ri Pyong-chol	리병철	1948	Male

Members[]

Rank	Military rank	Name	Korean	7th CMC	Birth	Gender
1	Marshal of the DPRK	Kim Jong-un	김정은	Old	1982	Male
2	Marshal of the Korean People's Army	Ri Pyong-chol	리병철	New	1948	Male
3	Colonel General	Jo Yong-won	조용원	New	1957	Male
4	Colonel General	O Il-jong	오일정	New	1954	Male
5	—		김조국	New	?	Male
6	Lieutenant General		강순남	New		Male
7	—	O Su-yong	오수용	New	1944	Male
8	Marshal of the Korean People's Army	Pak Jong-chon	박정천	New	?	Male
9	Colonel General	Kwon Yong-jin	권영진	New	?	Male
10	Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army	Kim Jong-gwan	김정관	New	?	Male
11	Colonel General	Jong Kyong-thaek	정경택	New	1961	Male
12	General	Ri Yong-gil	리영길	Old	1955	Male
13	General		림광일	New	1965	Male
References: ^[2]

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 Kim Il Sung – Kim Jong Il Foundation.
^ ^a ^b "Press release of First Plenary Meeting of Eighth WPK Central Committee issued". Pyongyang Times. Korean Central News Agency. 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.
^ Kim, Jeongmin (24 February 2021). "Kim Jong Un demands 'moral discipline' of military officials, oversees reshuffle". NK News. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ Kim, Jeongmin (11 June 2021). Betts, Bryan (ed.). "Kim Jong Un stresses national defense in meeting with top military officials". NK News. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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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 Kim Il Sung – Kim Jong Il Foundation.

[Plenary-2] "Press release of First Plenary Meeting of Eighth WPK Central Committee issued". Pyongyang Times. Korean Central News Agency. 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.

[3] Kim, Jeongmin (24 February 2021). "Kim Jong Un demands 'moral discipline' of military officials, oversees reshuffle". NK News. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[4] Kim, Jeongmin (11 June 2021). Betts, Bryan (ed.). "Kim Jong Un stresses national defense in meeting with top military officials". NK News. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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