14th State Affairs Commission
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12 April 2019 – Incumbent (4 years, 356 days) Overview
Type	State Affairs Commission
Election	1st Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly
Leadership
Chairman	Kim Jong Un
First Vice Chairmen	Choe Ryong-hae
Vice Chairmen	Pak Pong-ju
Members
Total	19

Politics of North Korea


Constitution Juche (state ideology) Songun ("military-first" policy) Eternal leaders Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il
Workers' Party of Korea Congress (8th) General Secretary and Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Rules Central Committee (8th) Politburo (8th) Presidium (8th) Kim Jong Un Choe Ryong-hae Jo Yong-won Kim Tok-hun Ri Pyong-chol Secretariat (8th) Central Military Commission (8th) Chairman Kim Jong Un Vice Chairman Ri Yong-gil Ri Pyong-chol Central Auditing Commission (8th) Chairman Kim Jae-ryong Organization and Guidance Department Propaganda and Agitation Department United Front Department
Supreme People's Assembly 14th term Chairman Pak In-chol Standing Committee (14th) Chairman Choe Ryong-hae Judiciary Central Court (14th) President Kang Yun-sok Central Public Prosecutors (14th) Director Kim Myong-gil
State Affairs Commission 14th term President Kim Jong Un First Vice President Choe Ryong-hae Vice President Kim Tok-hun
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The 14th State Affairs Commission (SAC) of North Korea was elected by the 1st Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly on 11 April 2019.^[1]

Members

1st SPA Session (2019–20)

Rank	Name	Birth	Hangul	13th SAC	3rd SES	Positions
1	Kim Jong Un	1984	김정은	Old	Renewed	Chairman of the State Affairs Commission
2	Choe Ryong-hae	1950	최룡해	Old	Renewed	First Vice Chairman of the State Affairs Commission
3	Pak Pong-ju	1939	박봉주	Old	Renewed	Vice Chairman of the State Affairs Commission
4	Kim Jae-ryong	1934	김기남	New	Renewed	—
5	Ri Man-gon	1950	박영식	New	Renewed	—
6	Ri Su-yong	1940	리수용	Old	Recalled	—
7	Kim Yong-chol	1945	리만건	Old	Renewed	—
8	Thae Jong-su	1946	김영철	Old	Recalled	—
9	Ri Yong-ho	1945	김원홍	Old	Recalled	—
10	Kim Su-gil	1944	최부일	New	Renewed	—
11	No Kwang-chol	1956	리용호	New	Recalled	—
12	Jong Kyong-thaek	1956	리용호	Old	Renewed	—
13	Choe Pu-il	1956	리용호	Old	Recalled	—
14	Choe Son-hui	1956	리용호	New	Renewed	—
References: ^[2]^[3]

3rd SPA Session (2020–onwards)

Rank	Name	Birth	Hangul	1st SES	Positions
1	Kim Jong Un	1984	김정은	Old	President of the State Affairs Commission
2	Choe Ryong-hae	1950	최룡해	Old	First Vice President of the State Affairs Commission
3	Pak Pong-ju	1939	박봉주	Old	Vice President of the State Affairs Commission
4	Kim Jae-ryong	1934	김기남	Old	—
5	Ri Man-gon	1950	박영식	Old	—
6	Kim Yong-chol	1945	리만건	Old	—
7	Kim Su-gil	1944	최부일	Old	—
8	Jong Kyong-thaek	1956	리용호	Old	—
9	Choe Son-hui	1956	리용호	Old	—
10	Ri Pyong-chol	1948	리병철	New	—
11	Kim Hyong-jun	1949	김형준	New	—
12	Kim Jong-gwan		김정관	New	—
13	Ri Son-gwon	—	리선권	New	—
14	Kim Jong-ho	—	김종호	New	—
References: ^[2]^[3]

References

Citations

^ "First Session of 14th SPA Held". Korean Central News Agency. 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "First Session of 14th SPA Held". Korean Central News Agency. 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Fourteenth Supreme People's Assembly meets for third session". Korean Central News Agency. 13 April 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021 – via KCNA Watch.

Bibliography

Books:

Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.

Supreme People's Assembly

Leaders

Standing Committee Chairman	Kim Tu-bong (1948–57) Choe Yong-gon (1957–72) Hwang Jang-yop (1972–83) Yang Hyong-sop (1983–98) Kim Yong-nam (1998–19) Choe Ryong-hae (2019–onwards)
Assembly Chairman	Ho Hon (1948–51) Yi Yong (1951–57) Choe Won-taek (1957–67) Paek Nam-un (1967–72) Hwang Jang-yop (1972–83) Yang Hyong-sop (1983–98) Choe Thae-bok (1998–19) Pak Thae-song (2019–23) Pak In-chol (2023–onwards)
Assembly Vice Chairman Presidium Honorary Vice President Standing Committee Secretary-General Standing Committee Vice Chairman

Committees

Budget	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Credentials	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Foreign Affairs	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th none (1972–77) 6th none (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Legislation	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)

Terms

Leadership	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–09) 12th (2009–14) 13th NDC (2014–16) SAC (2016–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Standing Committee	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Assembly	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)

Deputies

1st (1948–57)
2nd (1957–62)
3rd (1962–67)
4th (1967–72)
5th (1972–77)
6th (1977–82)
7th (1982–86)
8th (1986–90)
9th (1990–98)
10th (1998–03)
11th (2003–2009)
12th (2009–14)
13th (2014–19)
14th (2019–onwards)

Elected bodies

Cabinet	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Central Court	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Central People's	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98)
National Defence	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–09) 11th (2009–14) 13th (2014–16)
Procurator's Office	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–2009) 12th (2009–14) 13th (2014–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
State Affairs	13th (2016–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Posts	Cabinet: Premier of North Korea Vice Premier of North Korea Ministers Judiciary: Director of the Supreme Procurator's Office President of the Central Court State: President of the State Affairs Commission

Abolished organs

Predecessors

Standing Committee of the People's Assembly of North Korea
People's Assembly of North Korea

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