13th State Affairs Commission explained

Number:	13th
State Affairs Commission
Body:	State Affairs Commission
Election:	4th Session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly
Start:	29 June 2016
End:	12 April 2019
Chairman:	Kim Jong-un
Vice Chairman:	Pak Pong-ju Choe Ryong-hae Hwang Pyong-so
Members:	18
Previous:	13th NDC
Next:	14th

The 13th State Affairs Commission (SAC) of North Korea was elected by the 4th Session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly on 29 June 2016.^[1] It was replaced on 11 April 2019 by the 14th SAC.^[2]

Officers

Vice Chairman

Name	Birth	Hangul	Took office	Left Office
Hwang Pyong-so	1949	황병서	29 June 2016	12 April 2018
Pak Pong-ju	1939	박봉주	29 June 2016	12 April 2019
Choe Ryong-hae	1950	최룡해	29 June 2016	12 April 2019
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Members

4th SPA Session (2016–18)

Rank	Name	Birth	Hangul	13th NDC	6th SES	Positions
1	Kim Jong-un	1984	김정은	Old	Renewed	Chairman of the State Affairs Commission
2	Hwang Pyong-so	1949	황병서	Old	Renewed	Vice Chairman of the State Affairs Commission
3	Pak Pong-ju	1939	박봉주	New	Renewed	Vice Chairman of the State Affairs Commission
4	Choe Ryong-hae	1950	최룡해	Old	Renewed	Vice Chairman of the State Affairs Commission
5	Kim Ki-nam	1934	김기남	New	data-sort-value="1" align="center" style="background: LightGray"	Dismissed
6	Pak Yong-sik	1950	박영식	New	Renewed
7	Ri Su-yong	1940	리수용	New	Renewed
8	Ri Man-gon	1945	리만건	New	data-sort-value="1" align="center" style="background: LightGray"	Dismissed
9	Kim Yong-chol	1946	김영철	New	Renewed
10	Kim Won-hong	1945	김원홍	Old	data-sort-value="1" align="center" style="background: LightGray"	Dismissed
11	Choe Pu-il	1944	최부일	Old	Renewed
12	Ri Yong-ho	1956	리용호	New	Renewed
References: ^[3] ^[4]

6th SPA Session (2018–19)

Rank	Name	Birth	Hangul	4th SES	14th SAC	Positions
1	Kim Jong-un	1984	김정은	Old	Reelected	Chairman of the State Affairs Commission
2	Pak Pong-ju	1939	박봉주	Old	Reelected	Vice Chairman of the State Affairs Commission
3	Choe Ryong-hae	1950	최룡해	Old	Reelected	Vice Chairman of the State Affairs Commission
4	Pak Yong-sik	1950	박영식	Old	Demoted
5	Ri Su-yong	1940	리수용	Old	Reelected
6	Kim Yong-chol	1946	김영철	Old	Reelected
7	Choe Pu-il	1944	최부일	Old	Reelected
8	Ri Yong-ho	1925	리용무	Old	Reelected
9	Hwang Pyong-so	1949	황병서	Old	data-sort-value="1" align="center" style="background: LightGray"	Dismissed
10	Kim Jong-gak	1944	김정각	New	Demoted
11	Pak Kwang-ho	1949	박광호	New	Demoted
12	Thae Jong-su	1936	태종수	New	Reelected
13	Jong Kyong-thaek	1961	정경택	New	Reelected
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References

Bibliography

Books:

Book: Suh, Dae-sook . CITEREFSuh1981 . Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System . . 1981 . 0-8248-0740-5. 1st .

Notes and References

Web site: Madden, Michael . . The Fourth Session of the 13th SPA: Tweaks at the Top . 6 July 2016 . 10 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210227113900/https://www.38north.org/2016/07/mmadden070616/ . 27 February 2021 .
Web site: . First Session of 14th SPA Held . 12 April 2019 . 10 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191123231111/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2019/201904/news12/20190412-01ee.html . 23 November 2019 .
Web site: . Fourth Session of 13th SPA Held in DPRK in Presence of Kim Jong Un . 9 April 2014 . 27 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191124043740/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2016/201606/news29/20160629-25ee.html . 24 November 2019 .
Web site: . Sixth Session of 13th SPA Held . 12 April 2018 . 27 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191123225952/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2018/calendar-2018e.html . 23 November 2019 .