6th Party Central Committee
updated 12 October 2010
As of 29 September 2010 the Party Central Committee (CC KWP) had 229 members in total of whom 124 were full members and 105 alternate members.
Plenum meeting numbers are listed in bold with meetings dates below in italics. Notes about plenum agendas or the election of new members are included, and will be updated as term permits.
September 2010 Plenary Meeting of the CC KWP (held on the sidelines of the 3rd Party Conference 28 September 2010)
28 September 2010
-revision of Party Charter to: (a.) include establishment of NDC as supreme leadership organization (b.) endorse Songun (Military-First) (c.) declaration of KWP as “Kim Il Sung Party”; reiterate generational rule by the Kims
-Election of Members and Alternates to the Political Bureau and its Presidium and Members of the Central Military Commission; Secretariat; Control Commission; Central Auditing Commission
-Appointment of CC KWP Department Directors
21st Plenum 6th Term
8 December 1993
Party acknowledged the (3rd) 7-Year Economic Development Plan had failed;
Gen. Hyon Chol Hae, Chae Hui Jong elected Full Member;
Gen. Jong Chang Ryol, Col. Gen. Ri Tae Chol elected Candidate Members
20th Plenum 6th Term
10 December 1992
Kim Ki Nam elected Secretary
Kang Song San appointed Premier;
Gen. Kim Jong Gak elected Full Member
19th Plenum 6th Term
24 December 1991
KJI elected KPA Supreme Commander;
Gen. Ju Sang Song, Kang Sok Ju, Gen. Kim Myong Guk, Gen. Kim Kyok Shik, Col. Gen. Kang Tong Yun elected Full Members
on 25 December 1991 a meeting of the MPAF General Political Department political commanders and officers swore an oath of loyalty to the new Supreme Commander, with KIS and KJI in attendance
18th Plenum 6th Term
23 May 1990
9th SPA (1st session) opened 24 May 1990;
KJI elected 1st Vice Chairman of the NDC and KIS re-elected President of the DPRK
17th Plenum 6th Term
5-9 January 1990
16th Plenum 6th Term
7-9 June 1989
Jang Song Taek elected Full Member
15th Plenum 6th Term
11 December 1988
Ju Kyu Chang elected Full Member
14th Plenum 6th Term
28-30 November 1988
Jon Pyong Ho elected to Politburo;
Kim Kyong Hui elected Full Member
13th Plenum 6th Term
7-11 March 1988
12th Plenum 6th Term
27 December 1986
7 Year Economic Plan Endorsed;
Choe Tae Bok elected Secretary of Education and Full Member; Jon Pyong Ho elected Secretary of Munitions Industry
VMAR Kim Yong Chun elected Full Member
Col. Gen. Ju Song Nam elected Candidate Member;
KIS re-elected KWP General-Secretary;
8th SPA (1st session) opened and KIS re-elected President of the DPRK
11th Plenum 6th Term
5-8 February 1986
VMAR Pak Ki So elected Full Member
10th Plenum 6th Term
4-10 December 1984
1 Year Economic Plan Endorsed;
Gen. Jong Ho Gyun elected Candidate Member
9th Plenum 6th Term
6-9 July 1984
Pak Nam Gi elected Full Member
8th Plenum 6th Term
29 November–1 December 1983
Deliberations on Party organization begin;
these organizational issues would be the central issue until the 11th Plenum (February, 1986)
7th Plenum 6th Term
15-17 June 1983
KJI traveled to PRC in June, 1983
6th Plenum 6th Term
29-31 August 1982
held in Hamhung
5th Plenum 6th Term
3 April 1982
7th SPA (1st session) opened 5 April;
First SPA where KJI served as deputy, and KIS re-elected President of the DPRK
4th Plenum 6th Term
4 October 1981
3rd Plenum 6th Term
1-2 April 1981
2nd Plenum 6th Term
19-20 December 1980
1st Plenum, 6th Term
10-14 October 1980 (no meetings held 11 October)
6th Party Congress
KJI Elected Party Secretary, Member of the Political Bureau Presidium (Standing Committee), Member of the Central Military Committee
Jon Hui Jong, Jon Pyong Ho, Ri Ha Il, O Kuk Ryol, Ri Chang Son, Ri Kil Song, Kim Yong Nam, Kim Pyong Ryul elected or retained as Members of the Party Central Committee
Pak Pong Ju, Kim Rak Hui, Jon Ha Chol, Thae Jong Su, Yom Gi Sun, Chae Hui Jong and Ju Kyu Chang elected or retained as Candidate (Alternate) Members of the Party Central Committee
