The 3rd Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea was held in Pyongyang on September 28, 2010. The meeting elected the highest authority of the Workers' Party of Korea, and revised the party charter. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il also attended the meeting. A plenary meeting of the Central Auditing Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the September 2010 plenary meeting of the

Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea ( ko, 조선로동당 중앙위원회) is the highest party body between national meetings of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea. According to WPK rules, the ...

were held earlier on the same day.

Overview

According to Xinhuanet's report from the North Korean Central News Agency, after the start of the plenary session on September 28, 2010,

Kim Yong-nam Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese f ...

, chairman of the Standing Committee of the

Supreme People's Assembly The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA; ) is the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. It consists of one deputy from each of the DPRK's 687 constituencies, elected to five-year ...

, made a report on the election of Kim Jong Il for the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea. After discussion, the delegates unanimously supported and passed Kim Jong Il's proposal to be re-elected as the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea.朝鲜劳动党代表会议选举产生劳动党最高领导机构，新华网，2010年9月29日
/ref> According to the Charter of the WPK, the Election Rules for the Supreme Leadership Organization of the Workers' Party of Korea, the meeting of the delegates announced that Kim Jong-il is a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee, a member of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee, Member of the Central Committee of the Labor Party and Chairman of the Central Military Committee of the WPK. Elected 124 members of the Central Committee of the WPK, including Kim Jong Il,

Kang Sok-ju Kang Sok-ju ( ko, 강석주; ; August 29, 1939 – May 20, 2016
on

Kim Jong-un Kim Jong-un (; , ; born 8 January 1982) is a North Korean politician who has been Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is a son of Kim Jong-il, who was North Korea's sec ...

Kim Kyong-hui Kim Kyong-hui (; born 30 May 1946) is the aunt of current North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. She is the daughter of the founding North Korean leader Kim Il-sung and the sister of the late leader Kim Jong-il. She currently serves as Secretary f ...

, and

Pak Myong-sun Pak Myong-sun () is a North Korean politician. She is the director of a Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) department (possibly the Light Industry Department) and a member of the WPK Politburo. She is the only female head of a party department and on ...

(박명순), and 105 alternate members of the Central Committee of the WPK, including Jiang Jixie. Fifteen members of the Central Auditing Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea including Jin Changzhu and Park Mingshun were elected. The meeting also notified the contents of the decision of the first plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea held earlier on the same day, and the contents of the decision of the September 2010 plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. The newly elected members of the Central Auditing Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea attended the party representative meeting. The meeting of representatives passed the "Decision on Revising the Charter of the WPK." According to reports, the amendment comprehensively revised and supplemented the obligations of the WPK party members and the work content of party organizations at all levels, adding new chapters such as "Party and People's Government", "Party Emblem, and Party Flag", and added information on strengthening the Party. The leadership of the People's Government and Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il Youth League, as well as the content of enhancing the role of party organizations within the Korean People's Army. The report also stated that:

Central Auditing Committee

The first plenary meeting of the Central Auditing Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea was held on September 28, 2010 in Pyongyang. In this plenary meeting, Kim Chang-soo was elected as the chairman of the Central Auditing Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and Park Ming-shun was the vice chairman of the Central Auditing Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. The meeting also elected members of the Central Auditing Committee of the WPK. The Central Inspection Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea is the organization responsible for financial auditing and inspection of the Party's financial work as stipulated in the Constitution of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Plenary Session of the Central Committee

The September 2010 Plenary Meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea was held in Pyongyang on September 28, 2010. The meeting discussed and elected the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and elected

Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-il (; ; ; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim;, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Kim ...

, Choe Yong-rim, Jo Myong-rok, and Ri Yong-ho as members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. The plenary session elected Kim Jong Il, Kim Yong-nam, Choe Yong-rim, Jo Myong-rok, Kim Yong-chun,

Jon Pyong-ho Jon Pyong-ho (, 20 March 1926 – 7 July 2014) was a North Korean officer and politician who served as the Chief Secretary of the Korean Workers Party (KWP) Committee of the North Korean Cabinet, and director of the DPRK Cabinet Political Burea ...

Kim Kuk-thae Kim Kuk-thae ( ko, 김국태; 27 August 1924 – 13 December 2013) was an elder apparatchik of the Workers' Party of Korea, the ruling party in North Korea. Kim was born in North Hamgyong Province as the eldest son of Kim Il-sung's trusted gene ...

, Kim Ki-nam,

Choe Thae-bok Choe Thae-bok (born 1 December 1930) is a North Korean politician. He is a member of the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea, and was Chairman (speaker) of the Supreme People's Assembly for nearly 21 years, from 1998 to 2 ...

, Yang Hyong-sop,

Kang Sok-ju Kang Sok-ju ( ko, 강석주; ; August 29, 1939 – May 20, 2016
on

Pyon Yong-rip Pyon Yong-rip ( ko, 변영립; September 20, 1929 - November 15, 2016) was a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He served as secretary of the standing committee of the Supreme People's Assembly and was a member ...

, Ri Yong-mu,

Ju Sang-song Ju Sang-song (born August 1933) is a North Korean politician and former Minister of People's Security. Biography Ju Sang-song was born in Kangwon-do Province in 1933, joined the Korean People's Army in June 1951, and later attended the Kim Il-s ...

Hong Sok-hyong Hong Sok-hyong ( ko, 홍석형) is a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He was secretary of the WPK Central Committee and Director of the WPK Planning and Finance Department. Biography Born in Seoul in 1936 during the Jap ...

as members of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the

Korean Workers' Party The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the founding and sole ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea. Founded in 1949 from the merger of the Workers' Party of North Korea and the Workers' Party o ...

. 15 alternate members of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, including

Kim Yang-gon Kim Yang-gon (, 24 April 1942 – 29 December 2015) was a North Korean politician and a senior official of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. Early career Kim Yang-gon started his political career as a vice-director of the party's Internation ...

, Kim Yong-il, and Jang Song-thaek, were elected. The plenary session elected Kim Ki-nam, Choe Thae-bok,

Choe Ryong-hae Choe Ryong-hae (born 15 January 1950) is a North Korean politician and military officer who currently serves as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly and First Vice President of the State Affairs Commission, holding ...

Mun Kyong-dok Mun Kyong-dok ( ko, 문경덕; born October 12, 1957) is a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). As of 2011, he is the youngest member of the Political Bureau, and a candidate member of it. Biography Born in 1957 ...

Pak To-chun General Pak To-chun ( ko, 박도춘; 9 March 1944 — 27 July 2022) was a politician of North Korea. According to his official biography, Pak was born in Jagang Province in 1944 and joined the Korean People's Army in 1960 (becoming a general i ...

, Kim Yong-il, Kim Yang-gon,

Kim Phyong-hae Kim Phyong-hae (, born 8 October 1941) is a North Korean politician. He was a Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the director of the Cadres' Affairs Department of the WPK. He is a full member of the 7th Central Committee ...

, Thae Jong-su, and Hong Sok-hyong as secretaries of the Central Committee of the WPK. The plenary session elected Kim Jong Il as the chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim Jong Un and Ri Yong-ho as vice chairmen, and also elected 16 members of the Central Military Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, including Kim Yong-chun,

Kim Jong-gak Kim Jong-gak (; born 20 July 1941)
, KCNA, 29 September 2010. is a

Kim Myong-guk Kim Myong-guk () was a North Korean politician and army general in the Korean People's Army. He was member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea and served as member of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's uni ...

, and Jang Song-thaek. The plenary appointed Kim Ki-nam, Jang Song-thaek, Kim Yong-il, Kim Phyong-hae, Ri Yong-su, Ju Kyu-chang, Hong Sok-hyong, Kim Kyong-hui, Kim Phyong-hae, Choe Hi-jong, O Il-jong, Kim Yang-gon, Kim Jong-im, Chae Hi-jong, and Thae Jong-su as the Central Ministers of the WPK, Kim Ki-ryong was appointed as the chief editor of the ''

Rodong Sinmun ''Rodong Sinmun'' (; ) is a North Korean newspaper that serves as the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. It was first published on November 1, 1945, as ''Chŏngro'' (), serving as a communication channel ...

''. The plenary session elected Kim Guk-thae as the chairman of the Central Auditing Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Jong Myong-hak as the first vice chairman, Ri Dung-nam as the vice chairman, Cha Gwan-sok, Bak Tong-man, Cha Sun-gil, and Kim Yong-song as members.

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