# Executive Committee of the North Korean Branch Bureau

The Executive Committee of the North Korean Branch Bureau (NKBB) of the Communist Party of Korea (CPK)(Korean: 북조선공산당 집행위원회) was established by a CPK conference on 13 October 1945, and was through the merger with New People's Party of Korea replaced by the 1st Central Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea on 30 August 1946. It changed its name to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of North Korea sometime between 2–18 May 1946 and became independent of the CPK.

## Plenary sessions

| Plenum | Start–end | Length | Agenda |
| Conference of Members and Enthusiasts | 10–13 October 1945 | 4 days | 2 items. North Korean version–that this meeting marked the establishment of the Workers' Party of Korea. Report by Kim Il Sung on organisational concerns. Election of an Organisation Committee. South Korean version—that is meeting marked the establishment NKBB. The forming of the North Korea Branch Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea Election of party secretaries: Kim Yong-bom elected as First Secretary and O Ki-sop as Second Secretary. |
| 1st Enlarged Plenary Session | 15 November 1945 | 1 day | 1 item. On problems faced while enlarging and strengthening the Democratic National United Front. Reorganising the CPK Communist Youth League in North Korea into the Democratic Youth League. |
| 2nd Enlarged Plenary Session | 17–18 December 1945 | 2 days | 3 items. Report by Kim Il-sung on mistakes and deficiencies in communist activities. Election of a Secretary. Kim Il Sung elected. |
| 3rd Enlarged Plenary Session | 15 February 1946 | 1 day | 1 item. On improving the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea. |
| 4th Plenary Session | Not made public. | Not made public. | Not made public. |
| 5th Enlarged Plenary Session | 10 April 1946 | 1 day | 1 item. Report by Kim Il-sung, known as "General Summation of the Land Reform and the Future Tasks". |
| 6th Enlarged Plenary Session | 22–23 June 1946 | 2 days | Not made public. |
| 7th Enlarged Plenary Session | 27–29 July 1946 | 1 day | 2 items. Report by Kim Tu-bong, the Chairman of the New People's Party of Korea, and a report by Kim Il-sung. Debate on party rules and party platform of the new party. The release of "Declaration Concerning the Coalition of the New Democratic Party and the North Korean Branch Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea to Found the Workers' Party of North Korea". |
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## Officers
### First Secretary

| Title | Officeholder | Hangul | Birth | Death | Took office | Left office | Duration |
| First Secretary of the Executive Committee of the North Korean Branch Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea | Kim Yong-bom | 김용범 | 1902 | 1947 | 13 October 1945 | 18 December 1945 | 66 days |
| First Secretary of the Executive Committee of the North Korean Branch Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 김일성 | 1912 | 1994 | 18 December 1945 | 2 May 1946 | 135 days |
| First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of North Korea | Kim Il Sung | 김일성 | 1912 | 1994 | 2 May 1946 | 30 August 1946 | 120 days |

### Second Secretary

| Title | Officeholder | Hangul | Birth | Death | Took office | Left office | Duration |
| Second Secretary of the Executive Committee of the North Korean Branch Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea | O Ki-sop | 오기섭 | 1903 | NDDK | 13 October 1945 | January 1946 | 80 days |
| Second Secretary of the Executive Committee of the North Korean Branch Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea | Kim Yong-bom | 김용범 | 1902 | 1947 | January 1946 | 2 May 1946 | 121 days |
| Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of North Korea | Kim Yong-bom | 김용범 | 1902 | 1947 | 2 May 1946 | 30 August 1946 | 120 days |

## Department

| Department | Head | Hangul | Term start | Term end | Background |
| Cadre Department | Yi Tong-hwa | 이통화 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Soviet |
| Education Department | Han Sol-ya | 한설야 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Domestic |
| General Affairs Department | Pak Chong-ho | 박종호 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Domestic |
| Labour Department | Choe Kyong-dok | 최경독 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Domestic |
| Peasant Department | Yi Sun-jik | 이순직 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Domestic |
| Propaganda Department | Kim Kyo-yong | 김교용 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Domestic |
| Organisation Department | Chu Yong-ha | 주영하 | 13 October 1945 | 18 December 1945 | Domestic |
| Organisation Department | Ho Ka-i | 허가이 | 18 December 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Soviet |
| Women Department | Pak Chong-ae | 박정애 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Domestic |
| Youth Department | Kim Uk-chin | 김욱진 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Domestic |
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## Members

| Name | Hangul | 1st CC | Background |
| Name | Hangul | 1st CC | Background | An Kil | 안킬 | Elected | Partisan |
| Chang Chong-sik | 장종식 | Elected | Domestic |
| Chang sun-myong | 장선명 | Elected | Domestic |
| Choe Kyong-dok | 최경독 | Elected | Domestic |
| Chu Yong-ha | 주영하 | Elected | Domestic |
| Kang Chin-gon | 강진곤 | Elected | Domestic |
| Kim Il Sung | 김일성 | Elected | Partisan |
| Kim Kyo-yong | 김교용 | Elected | Domestic |
| Kim Ung-gi | 김웅기 | Not | Domestic |
| Kim Yong-bom | 김용범 | Not | Domestic |
| O Ki-sop | 오기섭 | Elected | Domestic |
| Pak Chong-ae | 박정애 | Elected | Domestic |
| Song Pong-ok | 송퐁옥 | Not | Domestic |
| Yi Sun-jik | 이순직 | Not | Domestic |
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