Organisation Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea

North Korean committee

The Organisation Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (Korean: 조선로동당 중앙위원회 조직위원회) was established in 1946 and abolished at the 4th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.^[1]

Title history

Title	Established	Abolished	Established by
Organisation Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea	30 August 1946	24 June 1949	1st Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea
Organisation Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea	24 June 1949	18 September 1961	1st Joint Plenary Session of the 2nd Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
References: ^[2]

Members

1st term (1946–48)

Composition not made public.

2nd term (1948–56)

1st Plenary Session (1948–49)

Rank ^{[note 1]}	Name	Hangul	Background
1	Kim Il Sung	김일성	Partisan
2	Ho Ka-i	허가이	Soviet
3	Kim Yol	김열	Soviet
4	Pak Chang-ok	박창옥	Soviet
5	Pak Yong-son	박영선	Domestic
References: ^[3]

1st Joint Plenary Session (1949–53)

Rank ^{[note 1]}	Name	Hangul	Background
1	Kim Il Sung	김일성	Partisan
2	Pak Hon-yong	박헌영	WPSK
3	Kim Chaek	김책	Partisan
4	Pak Il-u	최창익	Yanan
5	Ho Ka-i	허가이	Soviet
6	Yi Sung-yop	이성엽	WPSK
7	Kim Sam-yong	김삼룡	WPSK
8	Kim Tu-bong	김두봉	Yanan
9	Ho Hon	허헌	WPSK
10	Choe Chang-ik	최창익	Yanan
11	Kim Yol	김열	Soviet
References: ^[4]

3rd term (1956–61)

Rank ^{[note 1]}	Name	Hangul	Background
1	Kim Il Sung	김일성	Partisan
2	Choe Yong-gon	최용건	Partisan
3	Pak Chong-ae	박정애	Domestic
4	Pak Kum-chol	박금철	Partisan
5	Jong Il-ryong	정일룡	Domestic
6	Kim Chang-man	김창만	Partisan
References: ^[5]

Noter

^ ^a ^b ^c Highest rank the individual attained during tenure.

References

Citations

^ Suh 1981, p. 325.
^ Suh 1981, pp. 319–23.
^ Suh 1981, p. 320.
^ Suh 1981, p. 322.
^ Suh 1981, p. 323.

Bibliography

Books:

Lankov, Andrey (2002). From Stalin to Kim Il Sung: The Formation of North Korea, 1945–1960. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-3117-5.
Scalapino, Robert; Lee, Chong-sik (1972). Communism in Korea: The Movement. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02080-1.
Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System. University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.

Dissertations:

Paik, Hak Soon (1993). North Korean State Formation, 1945–1950 (Thesis). University of Pennsylvania.

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)