General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea
The General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (Korean: joseonrodongdang congbiseo) is the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party in North Korea and typically the supreme leader of North Korea.
The office of WPK Chairman was abolished on 12 October 1966 and replaced with the office of General Secretary by a decision of the 14th Plenary Session of the 4th Central Committee. At the 8th WPK Congress in 2021, where the WPK Chairman was abolished and replaced by the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea.
The current General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea is Kim Jong-un, who took office on 10 January 2021.
Officeholders
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Politics of North Korea