Central Committee of the Communist Party of South Korea

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Korea (CPK) was elected by the on 14 September 1945,^[1] and remained in session until the formation the Workers' Party of South Korea and its Central Committee on 24 November 1946.^[2] In between party congresses the Central Committee was the highest decision-making institution in the CPK.^[3] The Central Committee was not a permanent institution and delegated day-to-day work to elected bodies, such as the Politburo, Secretariat and the Organisational Bureau in the case of this Central Committee.^[4]^[5] It convened meetings, known as "Plenary Session of the [term] Central Committee", to discuss major policies.^[6] A plenary session could be attended by non-members.^[6] These meetings were known as "Enlarged Plenary Session".^[6]

When the North Korean Branch Bureau declared independence from the CPK under the name Communist Party of North Korea, the CPK changed its name as well, into the Communist Party of South Korea.

Meetings[]

16 August 1945^[7]
20 August 1945^[7]
8 September 1945^[7]
11–14 September 1945; party Congress.^[7]
No data available for meetings between 14 September 1945 – 4 September 1946.^[7]
14 September 1946: preparatory meeting with the People's Party and the New Democratic Party to form the Workers' Party of South Korea.^[7]

Members[]

Rank	Name	Hangul	Posts	WPNK	WPSK	Inner-composition
Rank	Name	Hangul	Posts	WPNK	WPSK	POL	ORG	SEC
1	Pak Hon-yong	박헌영	Chairman of the CPK Central Committee	—	Elected	Member	Member	—
2	Kim Il-sung	허헌	—	Elected	—	Member	—	—
3		이주하	—	—	Elected	Member	—	Member
4	Mu Chong	무정	—	Elected	—	Member	—	—
5		강진	—	—	—	Member	—	—
6	Choe Chang-ik	최창익	—	Elected	—	Member	—	—
7	Ri Sung-yop	리승엽	—	—	Elected	Member	—	—
8		권오직	—	—	—	Member	—	—
9		이현상	—	—	Elected	—	Member	—
10		김삼룡	—	—	Elected	—	Member	—
11		김형선	—	—	—	—	Member	—
12	Ho Song-taek	허성택	—	—	Elected	—	—	Member
13		김태준	—	—	Elected	—	—	Member
14		이구훈	—	—	—	—	—	Member
15		이순금	—	Elected	—	—	—	Member
16	Kang Mun-sok	강문석	—	—	Elected	—	—	Member
17		박창빈	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	Choe Yong-gon	최용건	—	Elected	—	—	—	—
19		박창빈	—	—	Elected	—	—	—
20		이주상	—	—	Elected	—	—	—
21		서중석	—	—	—	—	—	—
22		이인동	—	—	—	—	—	—
23		조복례	—	—	—	—	—	—
24		박광희	—	—	—	—	—	—
25		김점권	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	Kim Yong-bom	김용범	—	—	—	—	—	—
27		홍덕유	—	—	—	—	—	—
28		주자복	—	—	—	—	—	—
29		문갑송	—	—	—	—	—	—
30		김근	—	—	—	—	—	—
31		오기섭	—	Elected	—	—	—	—

References[]

Footnotes[]

^ Suh 1988, p. 281.
^ Suh 1988, p. 318.
^ Suh 1988, p. 271 & 316–7.
^ Suh 1988, p. 271.
^ Scalapino & Lee 1972, p. 357.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Suh 1988, p. 277.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Suh 1988, pp. 281–2.

Bibliography[]

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 (1988). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.

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[FOOTNOTESuh1988281-1] Suh 1988, p. 281.

[FOOTNOTESuh1988318-2] Suh 1988, p. 318.

[FOOTNOTESuh1988271_&_316–7-3] Suh 1988, p. 271 & 316–7.

[FOOTNOTESuh1988271-4] Suh 1988, p. 271.

[FOOTNOTEScalapinoLee1972357-5] Scalapino & Lee 1972, p. 357.

[FOOTNOTESuh1988277-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Suh 1988, p. 277.

[FOOTNOTESuh1988281–2-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Suh 1988, pp. 281–2.

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