North Korea

Leaders and Cabinet Members

Supreme Leader President of the State Affairs Commission

Kim Jong Un

male
born 1984-01-08
in office since 2011-12-17

First Vice President of the State Affairs Commission

Choe Ryong-hae

male
born 1950-01-15
in office since 2016-06-29

Vice President of the State Affairs Commission

Kim Tok-hun

male
born 1961
in office since 2021-09-29

Member of the State Affairs Commission

Kim Yong-chol

male
born 1946
in office since 2016-06-29

Member of the State Affairs Commission Minister of State Security

Ri Chang-dae

male
in office since 2018-04-11

Member of the State Affairs Commission Minister of Foreign Affairs

Choe Son-hui

female
born 1964-08-10
in office since 2020-04-12

Member of the State Affairs Commission

Jang Jong-nam

male
in office since 2021-09-29

Member of the State Affairs Commission

Jo Yong-won

male
born 1957
in office since 2021-09-29

Member of the State Affairs Commission

Kim Song-nam

male
born 1953
in office since 2021-09-29

Member of the State Affairs Commission

Kim Yo Jong

female
born 1987-09-26
in office since 2021-09-29

Member of the State Affairs Commission

O Su-yong

male
born 1944-07-20
in office since 2021-09-29

Member of the State Affairs Commission

Pak Jong-chon

male
in office since 2021-09-29

Member of the State Affairs Commission Chief of General Staff

Ri Yong-gil

male
born 1952
in office since 2021-09-29

Premier

Pak Thae-song

male
born 1955-09-14
in office since 2024-12-29

Vice Premier

Yang Sung-ho

male
in office since 2020-04-12

Vice Premier

Kim Song-ryong

in office since 2021-01-18

Vice Premier Chairman of the State Planning Commission

Pak Jong-gun

male
in office since 2021-01-18

Vice Premier

Ri Song-hak

male
in office since 2021-01-18

Vice Premier

Jon Sung Guk

male
in office since 2022-06-10

Vice Premier

Kim Myong-Hun

in office since 2023-12-30

Vice Premier

Ri Chol-man

male
born 1968
in office since 2023-12-30

Vice Premier

Kim Jong-gwan

male
in office since 2024-12-29

Minister of Agriculture

Ju Chol-gyu

male
in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Atomic Energy Industry

Wang Chang-uk

male
born 1980-05-29
in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of the Chemical Industry

Ma Jong-son

in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of the Coal Industry

Jon Hak-chol

in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Commerce

Kim Yong-sik

in office since 2024-12-29

Minister of Construction

So Jong-jin

in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Construction Control

Ri Man Su

in office since 2024-10-09

Minister of Consumer Goods Industry

Ri Kang-son

female
in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Crude Oil

Ko Kil-son

in office since 2013-04

Minister of Culture

Sung Jong-gyu

in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Defence

No Kwang-chol

male
born 1956
in office since 2024-10-08

Minister of the Electric Power Industry

Kim Yu-il

in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of the Electronics Industry

Kim Jae-song

in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of the Extraction Industry

Kim Chol-su

in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Finance

Ri Myong Guk

male
in office since 2024-07-01

Minister of Fisheries

Song Chun-sop

in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Food Procurement and Administration

Kim Kwang Jin

in office since 2023-09-26

Minister of Foreign Trade

Yun Jong-ho

in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Forestry

Han Ryong-guk

in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Higher Education

Kim Sung Chan

in office since 2021-06

Minister of Labour

Jin Kum Song

in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Land and Environment Protection

Jon Chol Su

in office since 2023-09-26

Minister of Land and Maritime Transport

Kang Jong-gwan

male
born 1959
in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Light Industry

Jang Kyong-il

male
born 1985-12-27
in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Local Industry

Jo Yong-chol

male
born 1962
in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of the Machine-Building Industry

An Kyong Gun

in office since 2023-09-26

Minister of the Metal Industry

Kim Chung-gol

in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Natural Resources Development

Kwon Song-hwan

in office since 2024-12-29

Minister of Post and Telecommunications

Ju Yong-il

in office since 2021-01

Minister of Public Health

Choe Kyong-chol

male
in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Railways

Jang Chun-song

in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Shipbuilding

Kang Chol-gu

male
in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Social Security

Park Su-il

male
in office since 2022-06

Minister of Sports

Kim Il-Guk

in office since 2021-01-18

Minister of Urban Management

Im Kyong-jae

in office since 2021-01-18

Secretary General of the Cabinet

Kim Kum-chol

in office since 2021-01-18

President of the Academy of Sciences

Kim Sung-jin

in office since 2021-01-18

President of the Board of Education

Kim Sung-du

male
born 1958-03-01
in office since 2021-01-18

Chairman of the Capital Construction Commission

Jo Sok-ho

born 1970
in office since 2014-04

Chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland

Ri Son-gwon

male
in office since 2016

Chairman of the National Censorship Committee

Jang Ki-ho

in office since 2019

Chairman of the National Quality Management Commission

Ri Chol-jin

in office since 2014

Chairman of the State Science and Technology Commission

Kim Song Bin

in office since 2024-10-09

Chairman of the State Price Commission

Choe Kang

in office since 2016-11

Director of the Central Bureau of Statistics

Ri Chol-san

in office since 2021-01-18

Director of the National Aerospace Development Administration

Yu Chol-u

male
born 1959-08-08
in office since 2013

President of the Central Bank

Paek Min Gwang

in office since 2023-09-26

The last change to this list was on December 29, 2024. This information is believed to be up-to-date based on ongoing scanning of relevant sources, but sometimes changes are missed, so if anything seems incorrect, inaccurate, or out-of-date, or if you would like to see other significant positions included here, please get in touch.