Question: who became leader of north korea in 1994
Answer: of the Cabinet of the DPRK 9 September 1948 -- 28 December 1972 Chairman of the Central Committee of the WPK 30 June 1949 -- 11 October 1966 Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK 26 June 1950 -- 8 July 1994 General Secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK 11 October 1966 -- 8 July 1994 President of the DPRK 28 December 1972 -- 8 July 1994 Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK 28 December 1972 -- 9 April 1993 Eternal President of the DPRK 5 September 1998 -- Incumbent Kim Jong - il 김정일 ( 1941 -- 2011 ) Supreme Commander of the KPA 24 December 1991 -- 17 December 2011 8 July 1994 ↓ 17 December 2011 ( 17 years , 162 days ) Juche Songun ( Ten Principles ) Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK 9 April 1993 -- 17 December 2011 General Secretary of the WPK 8 October 1997 -- 17 December 2011 Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK Eternal General Secretary of the WPK 11 April 2012 -- Incumbent Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK 13