Workers’ Party of Korea
Leadership of the Workers’ Party of Korea
Chairmen of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea
Name
Dates in Office
Kim Tu-bong
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 16 1889. Died March 1958.
August 28 1946 – June 30 1949
Kim Il-sung
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 15 1912. Died July 8 1994.
June 24 1949 – October 12 1966
General Secretaries of the Workers’ Party of Korea
Name
Dates in Office
Kim Il-sung
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 15 1912. Died July 8 1994.
October 12 1966 – July 8 1994
Kim Jong-il
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 16 1941/1942. Died December 17 2011.
October 8 1997 – December 17 2011
Kim Jong-un
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 8 1982.
April 11 2012 – present
Chairmen of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea
Name
Dates in Office
Kim Il-sung
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 15 1912. Died July 8 1994.
December 14 1962 – July 8 1994
Kim Jong-il
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 16 1941/1942. Died December 17 2011.
October 8 1997 – December 17 2011
Head of the Organization and Guidance Department of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea
Kim Jong-il
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1941; d. December 17 2011.
1974 – 1992
Kim Jong-il
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1941; d. December 17 2011.
1994 – 2011