The 3rd Standing Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) (Korean: 3차 조선로동당 상임위원회), officially the Standing Committee of the 3rd Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 3rd Central Committee on 29 April 1956.[1]
Members
[edit]Rank | Name | Hangul | Office | 2nd STC | 4th POL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kim Il Sung | 김일성 | Chairman of the WPK Central Committee | Old | Elected |
2 | Kim Tu-bong | 김두봉 | —
|
Old | Expelled |
3 | Choe Yong-gon | 최용건 | —
|
New | Elected |
4 | Pak Chong-ae | 박정애 | Vice Chairman of the WPK Central Committee | Old | Elected |
5 | Kim Il | 김일 | Vice Chairman of the WPK Central Committee | New | Elected |
6 | Pak Kum-chol | 박금철 | Vice Chairman of the WPK Central Committee | Old | Elected |
7 | Yim Hae | 임해 | —
|
New | Demoted |
8 | Choe Chang-ik | 최창익 | —
|
Old | Expelled |
9 | Jong Il-ryong | 종일용 | —
|
Old | Elected |
10 | Kim Kwang-hyop | 김광협 | —
|
Old | Elected |
11 | Nam Il | 남일 | —
|
Old | Elected |
References: [1][2][3] |
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]Books:
- Lankov, Andrey (2002). From Stalin to Kim Il Sung: The Formation of North Korea, 1945–1960. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-3117-5.
- Scalapino, Robert; Lee, Chong-sik (1972). Communism in Korea: The Movement. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02080-1.
- Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System. University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.
Dissertations:
- Paik, Hak Soon (1993). North Korean State Formation, 1945–1950 (Thesis). University of Pennsylvania.