title: 8th Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea
text: # 8th Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea
  
  The 8th Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) (8차 조선로동당 비서국), officially the Secretariat of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the 8th WPK Congress.
  
  ## Officers
  
  | Title | Name | Korean | Birth | Gender |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Jong Un | 김정은 | 1982 | Male |
  | First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea | TBD | TBD | TBD | Male |
  | Organisational Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea | Jo Yong-won | 조용원 | 1957 | Male |
  
  ## Members elected at the 1st Plenary Session
  
  | Rank | Name | Korean | 7th EXP | Birth | Gender |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kim Jong Un | 김정은 | Old | 1982 | Male |
  | 2 | Jo Yong-won | 조용원 | New | 1957 | Male |
  | 3 | Pak Thae-song | 박태성 | Old | 1955 | Male |
  | 4 | Ri Pyong-chol | 리병철 | Old | 1948 | Male |
  | 5 | Jong Sang-hak | 정상학 | New | ? | Male |
  | 6 | Ri Il-hwan | 리일환 | Old | 1960 | Male |
  | 7 | Kim Tu-il | 김두일 | New | ? | Male |
  | 8 | Choe Sang-gon | 최상건 | New | 1953 | Male |
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  ## Changes
  
  | Name | Korean | Plenums | Plenums | Birth | Gender |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Name | Korean | 1st (2021) | 2nd (2021) | Birth | Gender |
  | Choe Sang-gon | 최상건 | Member | Member | 1953 | Male |
  | Jo Yong-won | 조용원 | Member | Member | 1957 | Male |
  | Jong Sang-hak | 정상학 | Member | Member | ? | Male |
  | Kim Jong Un | 김정은 | Member | Member | 1982 | Male |
  | Kim Tu-il | 김두일 | Member | Removed | ? | Male |
  | O Su-yong | 리일환 | — | Member | 1960 | Male |
  | Pak Thae-song | 박태성 | Member | Member | 1955 | Male |
  | Ri Il-hwan | 리일환 | Member | Member | 1960 | Male |
  | Ri Pyong-chol | 리병철 | Member | Member | 1948 | Male |
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