Workers' Party of Korea

North Korea’s ruling political party, founded in 1945, that directs the state and society through a centralized party apparatus. Kim Jong Un has led it since 2012.

Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea: The senior decision-making body of the Workers' Party of Korea between meetings of its Central Committee. It coordinates high-level party decisions and leadership appointments.
August 15, 1945: The date Japan surrendered in World War II, ending its colonial rule over Korea. Liberation created the political opening in which the party was organized.
Kim Jong Un: The supreme leader of North Korea and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea since 2021. He has led the party since 2012 and restored prominent party institutions.
Communist party: A political organization seeking power or governance on the basis of communist ideology. The Workers' Party belongs to this broad tradition but developed a distinct hereditary system.
Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea: The party body elected at congresses that formally directs the Workers' Party of Korea between congresses. Its plenums set policy and select senior party officials.
Soviet Civil Administration: The Soviet occupation authority that governed northern Korea from 1945 until the establishment of North Korea in 1948. It supported the emerging communist political order in the north.
Kim Jong Il: North Korean leader from 1994 until 2011 and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea from 1997. His rule elevated military-first politics and altered the party's public role.
Juche: North Korea's official ideology of self-reliance, associated with Kim Il Sung. Juche supplies the party's central account of national independence and political legitimacy.
Organization and Guidance Department: A powerful Workers' Party department overseeing personnel, discipline, and political organization. Its control of appointments and monitoring gives party authority practical reach.
Korean Communist movement: The organizations and activists that pursued communist politics in Korea during the colonial and postcolonial periods. The Workers' Party inherited networks and disputes from this wider movement.

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