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 leaderKim Jong Il also attended the meeting. The first plenary meeting of the Central Inspection Committee of the Workers ’Party of Korea and the September 2010 plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea were held earlier on the same day.
Overview
According to Xinhuanet ’s report from the NorthKorean Central News Agency, after the start of the plenary session on September 28, 2010, Kim Yong-nam, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly, 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. 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, Kim Jong-un, Kim Kyong-hui, and Pak Myong-sun, and 105 alternate members of the Central Committee of the WPK, including Jiang Jixie. Fifteen members of the Central Inspection 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 Inspection 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 Inspection Committee
The first plenary meeting of the Central Inspection 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 Inspection Committee of the Workers ’Party of Korea, and Park Ming-shun was the vice chairman of the Central Inspection Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea. The meeting also elected members of the Central Inspection 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 Yong-nam, 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, Quan Binghao, Jin Guotai, Jin Jinan, Cui Taifu, Yang Hengxie, Jiang Xizhu, Bian Yongli, Li Yongmao, Zhu Shuangcheng, Hong Xiheng, Jin Jingji as North Korea Member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Labor Party. 15 alternate members of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers ’Party of Korea, including Jin Yangjian, Jin Yongri, and Zhang Chengze, were elected. The plenary session elected Kim Ji-nam, Cui Taifu, Cui Longhai, Wen Jingde, Park Daochun, Jin Yongri, Jin Yangjian, Jin Pinghai, Tai Zongxiu, and Hong Xiheng 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 Li Yinghao as vice chairmen, and also elected 16 members of the Central Military Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, including Jin Yongchun, Jin Zhengge, Jin Mingguo, and Zhang Chengze. The plenary appointed Jin Jinan, Zhang Chengze, Jin Yongri, Jin Pinghai, Li Yongzhu, Zhu Kuichang, Hong Xiheng, Jin Jingji, Cui Xizheng, Wu Richeng, Jin Yangjian, Jin Zhengren, Cai Xizheng, and Tai Zongxiu as the Central Ministers of the WPK, Jin Jilong was appointed as the chief editor of "Labor News". The plenary session elected Jin Guotai as the chairman of the Central Review Committee of the Workers ’Party of Korea, Zheng Mingxue as the first vice chairman, Li Denan as the vice chairman, Che Guanxi, Park Dewan, Che Shunji, and Jin Yongshan as members.
