5th Central People's Committee

5th Central People's Committee
5th Central People's Committee
6th →
	State Emblem of North Korea
12 December 1972 – 15 December 1977; (5 years, 3 days); Overview
Type	Session of the Central People's Committee
Election	1st Session of the 5th Supreme People's Assembly
Leadership
President	Kim Il Sung
Secretary-General	Yim Chun-chu
Members
Total	25

The 5th Central People's Committee (CPC) of North Korea was elected by the 1st Session of the 5th Supreme People's Assembly on 28 December 1972.^[1] It was replaced on 17 December 1977 by the 6th CPC.^[2]

Members[edit]

Rank	Name	Birth	Death	Hangul	6th CPC	Positions
1	Kim Il Sung	1912	1994	김일성	Reelected	President of the Republic
2	Choe Yong-gon	1900	1976	최용건	Dead	Vice President of the Republic
3	Kang Yang-uk	1904	1983	강량욱	Reelected	Vice President of the Republic
4	Kim Il	1910	1984	김일	Reelected	—
5	Pak Song-chol	1913	2008	박성철	Reelected	—
6	Choe Hyon	1907	1982	최현	Reelected	—
7	O Jin-u	1917	1995	오진우	Demoted	—
8	Kim Tong-gyu	1915	1978	김동규	Demoted	—
9	Kim Yong-ju	1920	—	김영주	Demoted	—
10	Kim Chung-nin	1923	2010	김중린	Demoted	—
11	Hyon Mu-gwang	1913	1992	현무광	Demoted	—
12	Yang Hyong-sop	1925	—	양형섭	Demoted	—
13	Chong Chun-taek			종춘택	Dead	—
14	Kim Man-gum			김만검	Reelected	—
15	Yi Kun-mo	1926	2001	리근모	Reelected	—
16	Choe Chae-u			최채우	Demoted	—
17	Yi Chong-bok			이종복	Reelected	—
18	Yim Chun-chu	1912	1988	임춘추	Reelected	Secretary-General of the Central People's Committee
19	Yon Hyong-muk	1931	2005	연형묵	Demoted	—
20	O Tae-bong			오태봉	Demoted	—
21	Nam Il	1915	1976	남일	Dead	—
22	Hong Won-gil			홍원길	Dead	—
23	Yu Chang-sik			홍원길	Demoted	—
24	Ho Tam	1929	1991	허담	Demoted	—
25	Kim Pyong-ha			김평하	Demoted	—
References: ^[1]

Books:

Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.