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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Head of state of North Korea since 2016</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/President_of_North_Korea" title="President of North Korea">President of North Korea</a> or <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly</a>.</div> <style 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style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/165px-Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="165" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/248px-Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1028" data-file-height="1429" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a><br /></div>since 29 June 2016</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a 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class="infobox-label">Precursor</th><td class="infobox-data">Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/National_Defence_Commission" title="National Defence Commission">National Defence Commission</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kim_Il_Sung" title="Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung</a> (as NDC chairman)<br /><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a> (as SAC president)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">28 December 1972 (as NDC chairman)<br />29 June 2016 (as SAC president)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_State_Affairs_Commission" title="Vice President of the State Affairs Commission">Vice President of the State Affairs</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="infobox" style="width: 22em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><i> <a href="/wiki/Juche" title="Juche">Juche</a></i><span class="nowrap">  </span>(state ideology)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Songun" title="Songun">Songun</a></i><span class="nowrap">  </span>("military-first" policy)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eternal_leaders_of_North_Korea" title="Eternal leaders of North Korea">Eternal leaders</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Il_Sung" title="Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Il" title="Kim Jong Il">Kim Jong Il</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;padding-bottom:0;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Workers' Party of Korea">Workers' Party of Korea</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;padding-top:0;"><b> <a href="/wiki/National_meetings_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="National meetings of the Workers' Party of Korea">Congress</a> (<a href="/wiki/8th_Congress_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea">8th</a>)</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea">General Secretary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_(North_Korean_title)" title="Supreme Leader (North Korean title)">Supreme Leader</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Third_Floor_Secretariat" title="Third Floor Secretariat">Personal Secretariat</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rules_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Rules of the Workers' Party of Korea">Rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Committee_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea">Central Committee</a> (<a href="/wiki/8th_Central_Committee_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea">8th</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politburo_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea">Politburo</a> (<a href="/wiki/8th_Politburo_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="8th Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea">8th</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Presidium_of_the_Politburo_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea">Presidium</a> (<a href="/wiki/8th_Presidium_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="8th Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea">8th</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choe_Ryong-hae" title="Choe Ryong-hae">Choe Ryong-hae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo_Yong-won" title="Jo Yong-won">Jo Yong-won</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Tok-hun" title="Kim Tok-hun">Kim 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Pyong-chol</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Auditing_Commission_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Central Auditing Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea">Central Auditing Commission</a> (<a href="/wiki/8th_Central_Auditing_Commission_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="8th Central Auditing Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea">8th</a>) <ul><li>Chairman <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jae-ryong" title="Kim Jae-ryong">Kim Jae-ryong</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_and_Guidance_Department" title="Organization and Guidance Department">Organization and Guidance Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Propaganda_and_Agitation_Department" title="Propaganda and Agitation Department">Propaganda and Agitation Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Front_Department_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea">United Front Department</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> 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href="/w/index.php?title=Kang_Yun-sok&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kang Yun-sok (page does not exist)">Kang Yun-sok</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">Central Public Prosecutors</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">14th</a>) <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Director_of_the_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Director of the Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">Director</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kim_Myong-gil_(politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kim Myong-gil (politician) (page does not exist)">Kim Myong-gil</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td 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abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Politics_of_North_Korea" title="Template:Politics of North Korea"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_of_North_Korea" title="Template talk:Politics of North Korea"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_North_Korea" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of North Korea"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean</a>: <span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hang">조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원장</span></span>), alternatively styled "President of State Affairs" in official translations, is the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_(North_Korean_title)" title="Supreme Leader (North Korean title)">supreme leader</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_North_Korea" title="List of heads of state of North Korea">head of state</a> of <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a>. The president chairs the <a href="/wiki/State_Affairs_Commission_of_North_Korea" title="State Affairs Commission of North Korea">State Affairs Commission</a> (SAC), which is the highest leadership institution in North Korea, and serves as the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_North_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of North Korea">commander-in-chief</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Korean_People%27s_Army" title="Korean People's Army">North Korean armed forces</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_North_Korea" title="Constitution of North Korea">North Korean constitution</a> gives the president the power to lead the overall affairs of the state and appoint important state officials. The president also has the power to appoint diplomatic representatives and conclude treaties with other countries. The president can declare a state of <a href="/wiki/State_of_emergency" title="State of emergency">emergency</a>, a state of war or a mobilization order and direct the country's national defence during times of war. The president also has absolute control over North Korea's nuclear arsenal. </p><p>The president of the State Affairs is elected by the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Supreme People's Assembly">Supreme People's Assembly</a>. The position is held by the <a href="/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea">general secretary</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Workers' Party of Korea">Workers’ Party of Korea</a> (WPK), who leads the ruling political party of North Korea and serves as the supreme leader of North Korea. The term of the president is the same as that of the Supreme People's Assembly and has no term limits. </p><p>The current president is <a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a>, who took office on 29 June 2016 and was re-elected on 11 April 2019. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chairman_of_the_National_Defence_Commission">Chairman of the National Defence Commission</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Chairman of the National Defence Commission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/National_Defence_Commission" title="National Defence Commission">National Defence Commission</a></div> <p>The position was first established as the <b>chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Central People's Committee</b> (Korean: 중앙인민위원회 국방위원회 위원장) on 28 December 1972. At that time, the National Defence Commission was a commission subordinate to the Central People's Committee, which was the highest leadership institution in North Korea from 1972 until 1998. </p><p>The 1972 North Korean constitution stated that the <a href="/wiki/President_of_North_Korea" title="President of North Korea">president of North Korea</a> is also the chairman of the National Defence Commission, as well as the supreme commander of the country's armed forces.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kim_Il_Sung" title="Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung</a>, who was the president of North Korea, was the chairman of the National Defence Commission from 28 December 1972 until 9 April 1993. </p><p>On 9 April 1992, the position became known as the <b>chairman of the National Defence Commission</b> (Korean: 국방위원회 위원장) following the approval of an amendment to the 1972 constitution that made the National Defence Commission into a separate institution from the Central People's Committee. The amendment expanded the chairman's powers to become the head of the highest military leadership institution in North Korea. </p><p>The 1992 constitutional amendment no longer required the president to also be the chairman of the National Defence Commission and the supreme commander of the armed forces. This allowed <a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Il" title="Kim Jong Il">Kim Jong Il</a>, who was Kim Il Sung's designated successor, to be elected as chairman of the National Defence Commission on 9 April 1993. Prior to his election, Kim Jong Il was elected as first vice chairman of the National Defence Commission on 24 May 1990 and became the supreme commander of the <a href="/wiki/Korean_People%27s_Army" title="Korean People's Army">Korean People's Army</a> on 24 December 1991. </p><p>Following <a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Kim_Il_Sung" title="Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung's death on 8 July 1994</a>, another constitutional amendment was approved on 5 September 1998 which further expanded the powers of the chairman of the National Defence Commission. The amendment enshrined Kim Il Sung as North Korea's eternal president and abolished the position. While it is not stated by the amended constitution, the National Defence Commission became the <i>de facto</i> highest leadership institution in the country with its chairman holding the highest office of the state. </p><p>Despite the 1998 constitutional amendment effectively making the chairman of the National Defence Commission the highest office in North Korea, it did not have the status of head of state. The <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Presidium_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly">president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly</a> was designated as the country's head of state from 1998 until 2019. </p><p>On 9 April 2009, the powers of the chairman of the National Defence Commission was expanded through another constitutional amendment. The amendment designated the chairman as the supreme leader of the country. The chairman was given the power to direct all state affairs and conclude important treaties with foreign countries. The chairman can also appoint or dismiss important national defence officials, grant special pardons, declare a state of emergency and a state of war and issue mobilization order. </p><p>After his election as chairman of the National Defence Commission in 1993, Kim Jong Il was re-elected in September 1998, September 2003 and April 2009, and served in this position until <a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Kim_Jong_Il" title="Death and state funeral of Kim Jong Il">his death on 17 December 2011</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_Chairman_of_the_National_Defence_Commission">First Chairman of the National Defence Commission</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: First Chairman of the National Defence Commission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following Kim Jong Il's death, the position of chairman of the National Defence Commission remained vacant from December 2011 until April 2012. </p><p>A constitutional amendment was approved on 13 April 2012 which enshrined Kim Jong Il as the <b>eternal chairman of the National Defence Commission</b> (Korean: 영원한 국방위원회 위원장). The amendment also created the position of <b>first chairman of the National Defence Commission</b> (Korean: 국방위원회 제1위원장) which was designated as the supreme leader of the country. </p><p>Kim Jong Un, who is Kim Jong Il's designated successor, was elected as first chairman of the National Defence Commission on 13 April 2012 and was re-elected in April 2014. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="President_of_the_State_Affairs_Commission">President of the State Affairs Commission</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: President of the State Affairs Commission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 29 June 2016, a constitutional amendment was approved by the Supreme People's Assembly that created the State Affairs Commission to replace the National Defence Commission as the highest leadership institution in North Korea. The amendment also created the position of <b>chairman of the State Affairs Commission</b>. </p><p>Kim Jong Un was elected as chairman of the State Affairs Commission on 29 June 2016 and was re-elected on 11 April 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 11 April 2019, the constitution was amended to make the chairman of the State Affairs Commission the head of state of North Korea. Another constitutional amendment on 29 August of the same year gave the chairman the power to promulgate the ordinances of the Supreme People's Assembly and the decrees and decisions of the State Affairs Commission and appoint North Korea's diplomatic representatives to foreign countries.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2021, the official English translation for the position was changed to <b>president of the State Affairs</b> [<i><a href="/wiki/Sic" title="Sic">sic</a></i>]. However, in the Korean-language title, the word 위원장, meaning "chairman", was replaced neither by the word 주석 (used for the office of <a href="/wiki/President_of_North_Korea" title="President of North Korea">president of North Korea</a> held by <a href="/wiki/Kim_Il_Sung" title="Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung</a> between 1972 and 1994) nor by the word 대통령 (used by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" title="President of South Korea">president of South Korea</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election">Election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the Constitution, the president of the State Affairs is elected by the Supreme People's Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It requires that the election should be according to the "consensus of the entire Korean people".<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The election of the president of the State Affairs takes place during a session of the Supreme People's Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Central_Committee_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea">Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea</a> sends a proposal to the Supreme People's Assembly for a candidate to be elected as the president. The Central Committee's proposal is introduced to the Supreme People's Assembly by the chairman of its Standing Committee. Then, the Supreme People's Assembly unanimously votes for the candidate. In practice, this position is reserved for the general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the top leader in the <a href="/wiki/One-party_state" title="One-party state">one-party state</a>. </p><p>The term of the president of the State Affairs is the same as the term of the Supreme People's Assembly, which is usually five years.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The constitution does not set a term limit for the president. The president may not be elected as a deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Supreme People's Assembly has the power to recall the president.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The constitution does not set other qualifications for the president of the State Affairs. As a result, the right to be elected as president is governed by the normal provisions regarding the right to be elected, which are granted to all North Korean citizens who are at least 17 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Powers">Powers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Powers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Domestic_policy">Domestic policy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Domestic policy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the State Affairs has the power to direct the overall work of the state as the supreme leader of North Korea.<sup id="cite_ref-cons_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cons-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The president also heads the State Affairs Commission, which is the highest leadership institution in North Korea.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The State Affairs Commission is responsible for discussing and deciding on important state policies.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SAC also supervises the execution of the orders of the president and the SAC decrees, decisions and directives.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Decisions and directives of state institutions that are contrary to the orders of the president or SAC decrees, decisions and directives can be revoked by the SAC.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nominations_and_appointments">Nominations and appointments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Nominations and appointments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the State Affairs has the power to nominate the first vice president, vice president, and members of the State Affairs Commission, who are then elected by the Supreme People's Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The president can also propose for their recall by the Supreme People's Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The president also has the power to appoint or dismiss important state officials.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the constitution does not state who these important state officials are. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legislation">Legislation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Legislation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the State Affairs can submit an agenda that will be discussed by the Supreme People's Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The commission can also submit an agenda to the Supreme People's Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The president has the power to promulgate ordinances of the Supreme People's Assembly and the SAC decrees, decisions and directives,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and to issue orders.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Orders of the President of SAC take precedence over the regular laws passed by the Supreme People's Assembly. The State Affairs Commission supervises the execution of these orders.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foreign_affairs">Foreign affairs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Foreign affairs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the State Affairs represents North Korea in its foreign relations as its head of state, can conclude major treaties, and can appoint and recall North Korea's diplomatic representatives to foreign countries.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Foreign countries address the credentials and recall of their ambassadors to North Korea to the president,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although customarily the task of receiving them is delegated to the chairman of the SPA Standing Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commander-in-chief">Commander-in-chief</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Commander-in-chief"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the State Affairs is the <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_North_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of North Korea">commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of North Korea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As commander-in-chief, the president has command of the entire armed forces.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The president additionally has "monolithic command" over the <a href="/wiki/North_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" title="North Korea and weapons of mass destruction">nuclear forces of North Korea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The president has the power to declare a state of emergency, a state of war or a mobilization order, and can organize a national defence committee during wartime.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_powers">Other powers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Other powers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the State Affairs Commission can exercise the right to grant special pardon.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_position_holders">List of position holders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: List of position holders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:70%; border:1px #AAAAFF solid"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="8"><b>Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Central People's Committee</b><br /><small>중앙인민위원회 국방위원회 위원장</small> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cccccc"> <th>No. </th> <th colspan="2" align="center" width="0">Chairman </th> <th colspan="2" align="center" width="0">Political party </th> <th width="100">Term start </th> <th width="100">Term end </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Supreme People's Assembly">SPA</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><b>1</b> </td> <td rowspan="5"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png/105px-Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png" decoding="async" width="105" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png/158px-Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png/211px-Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png 2x" data-file-width="1841" data-file-height="2377" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="5"><b><a href="/wiki/Kim_Il_Sung" title="Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">김일성</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1912–1994)</span> </td> <td rowspan="5" style="background:#CE1126" height="99"> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Workers' Party of Korea">Workers' Party of Korea</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><small>28 December</small><br />1972 </td> <td rowspan="5"><small>9 April</small><br />1992 </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/1972_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1972 North Korean parliamentary election">5th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1977 North Korean parliamentary election">6th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1982 North Korean parliamentary election">7th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1986 North Korean parliamentary election">8th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1990_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1990 North Korean parliamentary election">9th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8"><b>Chairman of the National Defence Commission</b><br /><small>국방위원회 위원장</small> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th colspan="2">Chairman </th> <th colspan="2">Political party </th> <th>Term start </th> <th>Term end </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Supreme People's Assembly">SPA</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>(1)</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png/105px-Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png" decoding="async" width="105" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png/158px-Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png/211px-Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png 2x" data-file-width="1841" data-file-height="2377" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kim_Il_Sung" title="Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">김일성</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1912–1994)</span> </td> <td style="background:#CE1126" height="99"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Workers' Party of Korea">Workers' Party of Korea</a> </td> <td><small>9 April</small><br />1992 </td> <td><small>9 April</small><br />1993 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1990_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1990 North Korean parliamentary election">9th</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:37px;"> <td rowspan="4"><b>2</b> </td> <td rowspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Jong-il_on_August_24,_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Kim_Jong-il_on_August_24%2C_2011.jpg/100px-Kim_Jong-il_on_August_24%2C_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Kim_Jong-il_on_August_24%2C_2011.jpg/150px-Kim_Jong-il_on_August_24%2C_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Kim_Jong-il_on_August_24%2C_2011.jpg/200px-Kim_Jong-il_on_August_24%2C_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="658" data-file-height="971" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="4"><b><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Il" title="Kim Jong Il">Kim Jong Il</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">김정일</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1941–2011)</span> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="background:#CE1126" height="99"> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Workers' Party of Korea">Workers' Party of Korea</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><small>9 April</small><br />1993 </td> <td rowspan="4"><small>17 December</small><br />2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1998 North Korean parliamentary election">10th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="2003 North Korean parliamentary election">11th</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:37px;"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2009_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="2009 North Korean parliamentary election">12th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><i>Vacant</i><br /><small>(17 December 2011–13 April 2012)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8"><b>First Chairman of the National Defence Commission</b><br /><small>국방위원회 제1위원장</small> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th colspan="2">First Chairman </th> <th colspan="2">Political party </th> <th>Term start </th> <th>Term end </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Supreme People's Assembly">SPA</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b>3</b> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/103px-Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="103" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/155px-Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/206px-Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1028" data-file-height="1429" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a></b></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">김정은</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1983)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#CE1126" height="99"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Workers' Party of Korea">Workers' Party of Korea</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><small>13 April</small><br />2012 </td> <td rowspan="2"><small>29 June</small><br />2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="2009 North Korean parliamentary election">12th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="2014 North Korean parliamentary election">13th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8"><b>President of the State Affairs</b><br /><small>국무위원장</small> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th colspan="2">President </th> <th colspan="2">Political party </th> <th>Term start </th> <th>Term end </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Supreme People's Assembly">SPA</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b>(3)</b> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/103px-Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="103" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/155px-Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/206px-Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1028" data-file-height="1429" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">김정은</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1983)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#CE1126" height="99"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Workers' Party of Korea">Workers' Party of Korea</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><small>29 June</small><br />2016 </td> <td rowspan="2">Incumbent </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="2014 North Korean parliamentary election">13th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="2019 North Korean parliamentary election">14th</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Hyong-sop</a> (1983–98)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Yong-nam" title="Kim Yong-nam">Kim Yong-nam</a> (1998–19)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choe_Ryong-hae" title="Choe Ryong-hae">Choe Ryong-hae</a> (2019–onwards)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1126;color:#FFCC00;;width:1%"><span style="color:gold"><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly"><span style="color:gold">Assembly Chairman</span></a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ho_Hon" title="Ho Hon">Ho Hon</a> (1948–51)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ri_Yong" title="Ri Yong">Yi Yong</a> (1951–57)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choe_Won-taek" title="Choe Won-taek">Choe Won-taek</a> (1957–67)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paek_Nam-un" title="Paek Nam-un">Paek Nam-un</a> (1967–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hwang_Jang-yop" title="Hwang Jang-yop">Hwang Jang-yop</a> (1972–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yang_Hyong-sop" title="Yang Hyong-sop">Yang Hyong-sop</a> (1983–98)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choe_Thae-bok" title="Choe Thae-bok">Choe Thae-bok</a> (1998–19)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pak_Thae-song" title="Pak Thae-song">Pak Thae-song</a> (2019–23)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pak_In-chol_(politician)" title="Pak In-chol (politician)">Pak In-chol</a> (2023–onwards)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chairman_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Vice Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly">Assembly Vice Chairman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chairman_of_the_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly#Honorary_Vice_President_of_the_Presidium_of_the_Supreme_People's_Assembly" title="Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">Presidium Honorary Vice President</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary-General_of_the_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">Standing Committee Secretary-General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chairman_of_the_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">Standing Committee Vice Chairman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="8" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Supreme_People%27s_Assembly_of_the_DPRK.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Supreme_People%27s_Assembly_of_the_DPRK.svg/100px-Supreme_People%27s_Assembly_of_the_DPRK.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" 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of the Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)"><span style="color:gold">Budget</span></a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committees_of_the_1st_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly_of_North_Korea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committees of the 1st Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (page does not exist)">1st (1948–57)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_2nd_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly">2nd (1957–62)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_3rd_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 3rd Supreme People's Assembly">3rd (1962–67)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_4th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 4th Supreme People's Assembly">4th (1967–72)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_5th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 5th Supreme People's Assembly">5th (1972–77)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_6th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 6th Supreme People's Assembly">6th (1977–82)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_7th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 7th Supreme People's Assembly">7th (1982–86)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_8th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 8th Supreme People's Assembly">8th (1986–90)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_9th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 9th Supreme People's Assembly">9th (1990–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committees_of_the_10th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committees of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">10th (1998–03)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committees_of_the_11th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committees of the 11th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">11th (2003–2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_12th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly">12th (2009–14)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_13th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly">13th (2014–19)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_14th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly">14th (2019–onwards)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1126;color:#FFCC00;;width:1%"><span style="color:gold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Credentials_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Credentials Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)"><span style="color:gold">Credentials</span></a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committees_of_the_1st_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly_of_North_Korea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committees of the 1st Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (page does not exist)">1st (1948–57)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_2nd_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly">2nd (1957–62)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_3rd_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 3rd Supreme People's Assembly">3rd (1962–67)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_4th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 4th Supreme People's Assembly">4th (1967–72)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_5th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 5th Supreme People's Assembly">5th (1972–77)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_6th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 6th Supreme People's Assembly">6th (1977–82)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_7th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 7th Supreme People's Assembly">7th (1982–86)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_8th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 8th Supreme People's Assembly">8th (1986–90)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_9th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 9th Supreme People's Assembly">9th (1990–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committees_of_the_10th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committees of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">10th (1998–03)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committees_of_the_11th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committees of the 11th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">11th (2003–2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_12th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly">12th (2009–14)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_13th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly">13th (2014–19)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_14th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly">14th (2019–onwards)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1126;color:#FFCC00;;width:1%"><span style="color:gold"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_Affairs_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign Affairs Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly"><span style="color:gold">Foreign Affairs</span></a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committees_of_the_1st_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly_of_North_Korea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committees of the 1st Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (page does not exist)">1st (1948–57)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_2nd_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly">2nd (1957–62)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_3rd_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 3rd Supreme People's Assembly">3rd (1962–67)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_4th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 4th Supreme People's Assembly">4th (1967–72)</a></li> <li>5th none (1972–77)</li> <li>6th none (1977–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_7th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 7th Supreme People's Assembly">7th (1982–86)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_8th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 8th Supreme People's Assembly">8th (1986–90)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_9th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 9th Supreme People's Assembly">9th (1990–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committees_of_the_10th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committees of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">10th (1998–03)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committees_of_the_11th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committees of the 11th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">11th (2003–2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_12th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly">12th (2009–14)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_13th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly">13th (2014–19)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_14th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly">14th (2019–onwards)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1126;color:#FFCC00;;width:1%"><span style="color:gold"><a href="/wiki/Legislation_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislation Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly"><span style="color:gold">Legislation</span></a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committees_of_the_1st_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly_of_North_Korea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committees of the 1st Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (page does not exist)">1st (1948–57)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_2nd_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly">2nd (1957–62)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_3rd_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 3rd Supreme People's Assembly">3rd (1962–67)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_4th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 4th Supreme People's Assembly">4th (1967–72)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_5th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 5th Supreme People's Assembly">5th (1972–77)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_6th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 6th Supreme People's Assembly">6th (1977–82)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_7th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 7th Supreme People's Assembly">7th (1982–86)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_8th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 8th Supreme People's Assembly">8th (1986–90)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_9th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 9th Supreme People's Assembly">9th (1990–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committees_of_the_10th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committees of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">10th (1998–03)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committees_of_the_11th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committees of the 11th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">11th (2003–2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_12th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly">12th (2009–14)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_13th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly">13th (2014–19)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_14th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly">14th (2019–onwards)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #CE1126; color:gold;"><span style="color:gold">Terms</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1126;color:#FFCC00;;width:1%"><span style="color:gold">Leadership</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/5th_Central_People%27s_Committee" title="5th Central People's Committee">5th (1972–77)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Central_People%27s_Committee" title="6th Central People's Committee">6th (1977–82)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Central_People%27s_Committee" title="7th Central People's Committee">7th (1982–86)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Central_People%27s_Committee" title="8th Central People's Committee">8th (1986–90)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Central_People%27s_Committee" title="9th Central People's Committee">9th (1990–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_National_Defence_Commission" title="10th National Defence Commission">10th (1998–03)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_National_Defence_Commission" title="11th National Defence Commission">11th (2003–09)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_National_Defence_Commission" title="12th National Defence Commission">12th (2009–14)</a></li> <li>13th <a href="/wiki/13th_National_Defence_Commission" title="13th National Defence Commission">NDC (2014–16)</a> <a href="/wiki/13th_State_Affairs_Commission" title="13th State Affairs Commission">SAC (2016–19)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_State_Affairs_Commission" title="14th State Affairs Commission">14th (2019–onwards)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1126;color:#FFCC00;;width:1%"><span style="color:gold">Standing Committee</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly_of_North_Korea" title="1st Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea">1st (1948–57)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="2nd Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">2nd (1957–62)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="3rd Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">3rd (1962–67)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="4th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">4th (1967–72)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="5th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">5th (1972–77)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="6th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">6th (1977–82)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="7th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">7th (1982–86)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="8th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">8th (1986–90)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="9th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">9th (1990–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Presidium_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="10th Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly">10th (1998–03)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Presidium_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="11th Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly">11th (2003–2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Presidium_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="12th Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly">12th (2009–14)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Presidium_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="13th Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly">13th (2014–19)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="14th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">14th (2019–onwards)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1126;color:#FFCC00;;width:1%"><span style="color:gold">Assembly</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly_of_North_Korea" title="1st Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea">1st (1948–57)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="2nd Supreme People's Assembly">2nd (1957–62)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="3rd Supreme People's Assembly">3rd (1962–67)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="4th Supreme People's Assembly">4th (1967–72)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="5th Supreme People's Assembly">5th (1972–77)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">6th (1977–82)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="7th Supreme People's Assembly">7th (1982–86)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">8th (1986–90)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="9th Supreme People's Assembly">9th (1990–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="10th Supreme People's Assembly">10th (1998–03)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="11th Supreme People's Assembly">11th (2003–2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="12th Supreme People's Assembly">12th (2009–14)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="13th Supreme People's Assembly">13th (2014–19)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="14th Supreme People's Assembly">14th (2019–onwards)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #CE1126; color:gold;"><span style="color:gold">Deputies</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputies_of_the_1st_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputies of the 1st Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">1st (1948–57)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputies_of_the_2nd_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputies of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">2nd (1957–62)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputies_of_the_3rd_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputies of the 3rd Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">3rd (1962–67)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputies_of_the_4th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputies of the 4th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">4th (1967–72)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputies_of_the_5th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputies of the 5th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">5th (1972–77)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputies_of_the_6th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputies of the 6th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">6th (1977–82)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputies_of_the_7th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputies of the 7th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">7th (1982–86)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputies_of_the_8th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputies of the 8th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">8th (1986–90)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputies_of_the_9th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputies of the 9th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">9th (1990–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputies_of_the_10th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputies of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">10th (1998–03)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputies_of_the_11th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputies of the 11th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">11th (2003–2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputies_of_the_12th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputies of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">12th (2009–14)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputies_of_the_13th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputies of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">13th (2014–19)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputies_of_the_14th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputies of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly (page does not exist)">14th (2019–onwards)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #CE1126; color:gold;"><span style="color:gold">Elected bodies</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1126;color:#FFCC00;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_North_Korea" title="Cabinet of North Korea"><span style="color:gold">Cabinet</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Cabinet_of_North_Korea" title="1st Cabinet of North Korea">1st (1948–57)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Cabinet_of_North_Korea" title="2nd Cabinet of North Korea">2nd (1957–62)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Cabinet_of_North_Korea" title="3rd Cabinet of North Korea">3rd (1962–67)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Cabinet_of_North_Korea" title="4th Cabinet of North Korea">4th (1967–72)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Administrative_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="5th Administrative Council">5th (1972–77)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Administrative_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="6th Administrative Council">6th (1977–82)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Administrative_Council&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Administrative Council (page does not exist)">7th (1982–86)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Administrative_Council&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Administrative Council (page does not exist)">8th (1986–90)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Administrative_Council&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Administrative Council (page does not exist)">9th (1990–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Cabinet_of_North_Korea" title="10th Cabinet of North Korea">10th (1998–03)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Cabinet_of_North_Korea" title="11th Cabinet of North Korea">11th (2003–2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Cabinet_of_North_Korea" title="12th Cabinet of North Korea">12th (2009–14)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Cabinet_of_North_Korea" title="13th Cabinet of North Korea">13th (2014–19)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Cabinet_of_North_Korea" title="14th Cabinet of North Korea">14th (2019–onwards)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1126;color:#FFCC00;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Central_Court_(North_Korea)" title="Central Court (North Korea)"><span style="color:gold">Central Court</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Supreme_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Supreme Court (page does not exist)">1st (1948–57)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Supreme_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Supreme Court (page does not exist)">2nd (1957–62)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=3rd_Supreme_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3rd Supreme Court (page does not exist)">3rd (1962–67)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Supreme_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Supreme Court (page does not exist)">4th (1967–72)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Central_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Central Court (page does not exist)">5th (1972–77)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Central_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Central Court (page does not exist)">6th (1977–82)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Central_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Central Court (page does not exist)">7th (1982–86)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Central_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Central Court (page does not exist)">8th (1986–90)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Central_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Central Court (page does not exist)">9th (1990–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Central_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Central Court (page does not exist)">10th (1998–03)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Central_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Central Court (page does not exist)">11th (2003–2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Central_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Central Court (page does not exist)">12th (2009–14)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Central_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Central Court (page does not exist)">13th (2014–19)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Central_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Central Court (page does not exist)">14th (2019–onwards)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1126;color:#FFCC00;;width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Central_People%27s_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Central People's Committee (page does not exist)"><span style="color:gold">Central People's</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/5th_Central_People%27s_Committee" title="5th Central People's Committee">5th (1972–77)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Central_People%27s_Committee" title="6th Central People's Committee">6th (1977–82)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Central_People%27s_Committee" title="7th Central People's Committee">7th (1982–86)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Central_People%27s_Committee" title="8th Central People's Committee">8th (1986–90)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Central_People%27s_Committee" title="9th Central People's Committee">9th (1990–98)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1126;color:#FFCC00;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="National Defense Commission"><span style="color:gold">National Defence</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_5th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 5th Supreme People's Assembly">5th (1972–77)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_6th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Committees of the 6th Supreme People's Assembly">6th (1977–82)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_National_Defence_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th National Defence Commission (page does not exist)">7th (1982–86)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_National_Defence_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th National Defence Commission (page does not exist)">8th (1986–90)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_National_Defence_Commission" title="9th National Defence Commission">9th (1990–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_National_Defence_Commission" title="10th National Defence Commission">10th (1998–03)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_National_Defence_Commission" title="11th National Defence Commission">11th (2003–09)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_National_Defence_Commission" title="12th National Defence Commission">11th (2009–14)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_National_Defence_Commission" title="13th National Defence Commission">13th (2014–16)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1126;color:#FFCC00;;width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Procurator%27s_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Supreme Procurator's Office (page does not exist)"><span style="color:gold">Procurator's Office</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">1st (1948–57)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">2nd (1957–62)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=3rd_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3rd Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">3rd (1962–67)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">4th (1967–72)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">5th (1972–77)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">6th (1977–82)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">7th (1982–86)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">8th (1986–90)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">9th (1990–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">10th (1998–03)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">11th (2003–2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Supreme_Procurator%27s_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Supreme Procurator's Office (page does not exist)">12th (2009–14)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Supreme_Procurator%27s_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Supreme Procurator's Office (page does not exist)">13th (2014–19)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Supreme_Procurator%27s_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Supreme Procurator's Office (page does not exist)">14th (2019–onwards)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1126;color:#FFCC00;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/State_Affairs_Commission_of_North_Korea" title="State Affairs Commission of North Korea"><span style="color:gold">State Affairs</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/13th_State_Affairs_Commission" title="13th State Affairs Commission">13th (2016–19)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_State_Affairs_Commission" title="14th State Affairs Commission">14th (2019–onwards)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1126;color:#FFCC00;;width:1%"><span style="color:gold">Posts</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Cabinet: <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_North_Korea" title="Premier of North Korea">Premier of North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Premier_of_North_Korea" title="Vice Premier of North Korea">Vice Premier of North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministries_of_North_Korea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministries of North Korea (page does not exist)">Ministers</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Judiciary: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Director_of_the_Supreme_Procurator%27s_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Director of the Supreme Procurator's Office (page does not exist)">Director of the Supreme Procurator's Office</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Central_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="President of the Central Court (page does not exist)">President of the Central Court</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li>State: <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_State_Affairs_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the State Affairs Commission">President of the State Affairs Commission</a></li></ul> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #CE1126; color:gold;"><span style="color:gold">Abolished organs</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_North_Korea" title="President of North Korea">President of North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Defence_Commission" title="National Defence Commission">National Defence Commission</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #CE1126; color:gold;"><span style="color:gold">Predecessors</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Committee_of_the_People%27s_Assembly_of_North_Korea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Standing Committee of the People's Assembly of North Korea (page does not exist)">Standing Committee of the People's Assembly of North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Assembly_of_North_Korea" title="People's Assembly of North Korea">People's Assembly of North Korea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #CE1126; color:gold;"><span style="color:gold">Related</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_North_Korea" title="Constitution of North Korea">Constitution of North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_South_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly of South Korea">National Assembly of South Korea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="background: #CE1126; color:gold;"><div><b><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Category:Supreme People's Assembly"><span style="color:gold;">Category</span></a></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Afghanistan" title="Supreme Leader of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Armenia" title="President of Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Azerbaijan" title="President of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Bahrain" title="King of Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Bangladesh" title="President of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Bhutan" title="King of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Brunei" title="List of sultans of Brunei">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Cambodia" title="Monarchy of Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_China" title="President of China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Cyprus" title="President of Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_East_Timor" title="President of East Timor">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">Egypt</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Georgia" title="President of Georgia">Georgia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Indonesia" title="President of Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran" title="Supreme Leader of Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Iraq" title="President of Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Israel" title="President of Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan" title="Emperor of Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_kings_of_Jordan" title="List of kings of Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kazakhstan" title="President of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emir_of_Kuwait" title="Emir of Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kyrgyzstan" title="President of Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Laos" title="President of Laos">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Lebanon" title="President of Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yang_di-Pertuan_Agong" class="mw-redirect" title="Yang di-Pertuan Agong">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Maldives" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Mongolia" title="President of Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Myanmar" title="President of Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Nepal" title="President of Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Oman" title="List of rulers of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Pakistan" title="President of Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_State_of_Palestine" title="President of the State of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emir_of_Qatar" title="Emir of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Russia" title="President of Russia">Russia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="King of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Singapore" title="President of Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" title="President of South Korea">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Sri_Lanka" title="President of Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Syria" title="President of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Tajikistan" title="President of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Thailand" title="Monarchy of Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkey" title="President of Turkey">Turkey</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkmenistan" title="President of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="President of the United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Uzbekistan" title="President of Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Vietnam" title="President of Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Yemen" title="President of Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">limited recognized states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Abkhazia" title="President of Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="President of Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Ossetia" title="President of South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_China" title="President of the Republic of China">Taiwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">Heads of<br />government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">UN members  <br />and observers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Afghanistan" title="Prime Minister of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Armenia" title="Prime Minister of Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Azerbaijan" title="Prime Minister of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bahrain" title="Prime Minister of Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bangladesh" title="Prime Minister of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Bhutan" title="List of prime ministers of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Brunei" title="Prime Minister of 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