5th Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea

The 5th Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK)(5차 조선로동당 비서국), officially the Secretariat of the 5th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee on 13 November 1970.

Members

Rank	Name	Hangul	4th SEC	6th SEC	Left office	Duration	Positions
1	Kim Il Sung	김일성	Old	Reelected	14 October 1980	9 years and 336 days	General Secretary of the WPK Central Committee
2	Choe Yong-gon	최용건	Old	Dead	19 September 1976	5 years and 311 days	—
3	Kim Il	김일	Old	Demoted	14 October 1980	9 years and 336 days	—
4	Kim Yong-ju	김영주	Old	Removed	13 February 1974	3 years and 92 days	—
5	O Jin-u	오진우	New	Demoted	14 October 1980	9 years and 336 days	—
6	Kim Tong-gyu	김동규	New	Purged	13 December 1977	7 years and 30 days	—
7	Kim Chung-nin	김중린	Old	Reelected	14 October 1980	9 years and 336 days	—
8	Han Ik-su	한익수	New	Dead	5 September 1978	7 years and 296 days	—
9	Hyon Mu-gwang	현무광	New	Demoted	14 October 1980	9 years and 336 days	—
10	Yang Hyong-sop	양형섭	Old	Demoted	14 October 1980	9 years and 336 days	—
References:

Add ons

Name	Hangul	6th SEC	Took office	Left office	Duration	Positions
Kim Jong Il	김정일	Reelected	17 September 1973	14 October 1980	7 years and 27 days	—
Hwang Jang-yop	황장엽	Reelected	2 December 1979	14 October 1980	317 days	—

References

Bibliography

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.