Ri Il-hwan ( Korean : 리일환 , born 1960) is a North Korean politician and a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). He is currently the director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department (PAD) of the party.
10-6588: The Executive Policy Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) (정무국), officially the Executive Policy Bureau of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (조선로동당 7차 중앙위원회 중앙정무국), was established at the 7th WPK Congress on 9 May 2016 and abolished at the 8th WPK Congress on 10 January 2021. Members [ edit ] Chairman Chairman Term start Term end [REDACTED] Kim Jong Un 김정은 (born 1984) 9 May 2016 10 January 2021 Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Term start Term end [REDACTED] Choe Ryong-hae 최룡해 (born 1950) 9 May 2016 10 January 2021 [REDACTED] Kim Ki-nam 김기남 (born 1934) 9 May 2016 7 October 2017 [REDACTED] Choe Thae-bok 최태복 (born 1930) 9 May 2016 7 October 2017 [REDACTED] Ri Su-yong 리수용 (born 1940) 9 May 2016 31 December 2019 [REDACTED] Kim Phyong-hae 김평해 (born 1941) 9 May 2016 31 December 2019 [REDACTED] O Su-yong 오수용 (born 1944) 9 May 2016 10 January 2021 [REDACTED] Kwak Pom-gi 곽범기 (born 1939) 9 May 2016 7 October 2017 Kim Yong-chol 김영철 (born 1946) 9 May 2016 10 January 2021 Ri Man-gon 리만건 (born 1945) 9 May 2016 28 February 2020 [REDACTED] An Jong-su 안정수 (born 1951) 7 October 2017 31 December 2019 [REDACTED] Choe Hwi 최휘 (born 1954) 7 October 2017 10 January 2021 [REDACTED] Pak Kwang-ho 박광호 7 October 2017 31 December 2019 [REDACTED] Pak Thae-song 박태성 (born 1955) 7 October 2017 10 January 2021 Thae Jong-su 태종수 (born 1936) 7 October 2017 31 December 2019 Pak Thae-dok 박태덕 (born 1955) 7 October 2017 28 February 2020 13 August 2020 10 January 2021 Pak Pong-ju 박봉주 (born 1939) 10 April 2019 10 January 2021 [REDACTED] Ri Il-hwan 리일환 (born 1960) 31 December 2019 10 January 2021 [REDACTED] Kim Hyong-jun 김형준 (born 1949) 31 December 2019 10 January 2021 Ri Pyong-chol 리병철 (born 1948) 31 December 2019 10 January 2021 Kim Tok-hun 김덕훈 (born 1961) 31 December 2019 10 January 2021 Kim Jae-ryong 김재룡 (born 1959) 13 August 2020 10 January 2021 References [ edit ] ^ "Official Report of First Plenary Meeting of 7th WPK Central Committee Issued" . KCNA. 10 May 2016 . Retrieved 6 February 2021 . v t e [REDACTED] Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee Leaders Pak Hon-yong (1945) Kim Yong-bom (1945) Kim Il Sung (1945–1946) Kim Tu-bong (1946–1949) Kim Il Sung (1949–1994) Vacant (1994–1997) Kim Jong Il (1997–2011) Vacant (2011–2012) Kim Jong Un (2012–present) Decision-making bodies Personal Secretariat Presidium Politburo ( General Secretary and Secretary ) Secretariat Central Military Commission Central Auditing Commission Departments and offices Organisation and Guidance Department Propaganda and Agitation Department Cadres Department Light Industry Department Economic Affairs Science and Education Department International Department Military Department Machine-Building Industry Working Organisation Department Agriculture Department Party History Institute Document Archives Civil Defense Department Appeals Office Finance Accounting Department General Affairs Department United Front Department Office 39 Kim Il Sung Higher Party School Publishing House Publications Rodong Sinmun Kulloja National meetings Congress CPK / CPSK (1945) WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021) Conference 1st (1958) [ ko ] 2nd (1966) 3rd (2010) 4th (2012) CC plenums 1st Joint Plenum, 2nd CC (1949) 12th Plenum, 2nd CC (1953) 2nd Plenum, 3rd CC (1956) 14th Plenum, 4th CC (1966) 15th Plenum, 4th CC (1967) Leadership sittings Presidium 1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd—none (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021) Politburo CPK (1945) NKBB (1945) 1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021) Secretariat CPK (1945) 4th (1966) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021) Central Committee CPK (1945) NKBB (1945) 1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021) Auditing Commission 1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021) Military Commission 4th (1962) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) 8th (2021) Control Commission 1st WPNK / WPSK (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) 4th (1961) 5th (1970) 6th (1980) 7th (2016) Organisation Committee CPK (1945) 1st (1946) 2nd (1948) 3rd (1956) Wider organisation Rules Korean People's Army Socialist Patriotic Youth League Korean Children's Union Socialist Women's Union of Korea General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front Ideology Juche Songun Baekdu bloodline North Korean cult of personality Ten Principles for
20-581: A series of posts as section chief and deputy director in PAD and the party's General Propaganda Department , being promoted to the deputy director of PAD by 2008. In 2020, he became its full director. In 2012, Ri became the secretary tasked with publicity and information of the Pyongyang City Committee of the WPK. He took part in numerous mass rallies and presided over various public events. In 2014, Ri became
30-657: The Director of the Workers and Social Organizations Department of the WPK, replacing Ri Yong-su , who was demoted following the purge of Jang Song-thaek . Ri Il-hwan renewed his director post at the 7th Congress of the WPK in May 2016 and was also elected member of the Central Committee of the WPK . He was appointed a Vice Chairman of the WPK and a member of the Politburo of the WPK at
40-678: The Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System Abolished organs Chairman and Vice Chairman Control Commission Executive Policy Bureau Organisation Committee Predecessors Party Foundation Day Communist Party of Korea North Korean Branch Bureau / Communist Party of North Korea Workers' Party of North Korea Workers' Party of South Korea [REDACTED] Category Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Executive_Policy_Bureau&oldid=1165983895 " Category : Executive Policy Bureau of
50-685: The WPK and North Korea. The Central Committee is not a permanent institution and delegates day-to-day work to elected bodies, such as the Presidium , the Politburo , the Executive Policy Bureau , the Central Military Commission and the Control Commission in the case of the 7th Central Committee. It convenes meetings, known as "Plenary Session of the [term] Central Committee", to discuss major policies. Only full members have
60-557: The Workers' Party of Korea 7th Central Committee of the Workers%27 Party of Korea The 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea was elected by the 7th Congress on 9 May 2016, and remained in session until the election of the 8th Central Committee on 10 January 2021. In between party congresses and specially convened conferences the Central Committee is the highest decision-making institution in
70-500: The motorway on 6 April 2001. In March 2001, Ri led a KISYL delegation that visited Thailand and Laos . He was removed from office in 2002 and was sent away for "revolutionization". Ri's next post was in the Propaganda and Agitation Department (PAD) of the party, becoming a section chief there around 2004. From thereon until 2007, he wrote and proliferated works honoring Ko Yong-hui , wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il . Ri held
80-416: The right to vote, but if a full member cannot attend a plenary session, the person's spot is taken over by an alternate. Plenary session can also be attended by non-members, such meetings are known as "Enlarged Plenary Session", to participate in the committee's discussions. On its election the 7th Central Committee was composed of 129 full members and 106 alternate members. Ri Il-hwan Ri Il-hwan
90-681: Was born in 1960 in Pyongyang . He was educated at Kim Il-sung University and the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School . Ri was commander of a " Speed Campaign " for the League of Socialist Working Youth of Korea (later Kim Il-sung Socialist Youth League, KISYL) in 1992. He was elected First Secretary of the Central Committee of the KISYL at the fourteenth session of its eight plenary meeting on 23–25 November 1998, succeeding Choe Ryong-hae . He
100-648: Was in charge of a KISYL delegation that visited China in March 2000. During this visit, he met with President Hu Jintao on 20 March 2000. He was also tasked with South Korean president Kim Dae-jung 's visit to the Mangyongdae Children's Palace . Ri supervised the construction of the Youth Hero Motorway and opened it in October 2000. He was also present at groundbreaking ceremony of a 30,000-unit housing project near
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