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The following is a list of political leaders of North Korea, officially called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the DPRK). At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union occupied the northern half of Korea and in 1946 established the Provisional People's Committee for North Korea chaired by Kim Il-sung. On 9 September 1948, the DPRK was proclaimed, also led by Kim Il-sung. The supreme leaders of the DPRK have been Kim Il-sung, his son Kim Jong-il, and his grandson Kim Jong-un. In this role they have not held consistent titles, though they were each leaders of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK)—titled as Chairman from 1948 to 1966, General Secretary from 1966 to 2011 and First Secretary since 2011—for almost all of their period in power. Even though they have the appearance of a dynasty, there is no formal succession. From 1948 to 1972, the nominal head of state was the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA). In 1972, the constitution was amended to create an executive presidency. Kim Il-sung, who had served as Premier of North Korea since the DPRK's inception, was unanimously elected President of North Korea by the Supreme People's Assembly on December 28. He held this office until his death on July 8, 1994 when he was proclaimed the "Eternal President of the Republic". Since then, the practical functions of the head of state have been exercised by the President of the Presidium of the SPA. After the death of Kim Il-sung, his son Kim Jong-il was understood to have inherited his father's near-absolute control over the country. Although he had been his father's designated successor since at least 1991, it took him three years to fully consolidate his power. He was elected general secretary of the party in 1997, and was reelected Chairman of the National Defence Commission (NDC) in 1998. During his rule he was given a range of titles. He ruled the country until his own death on December 17, 2011. He was succeeded by his son, Kim Jong-un, who was revealed to be in charge of the country since his father's death by the ''Rodong Sinmun'' and finally publicly acknowledged as supreme leader at the military review ending Kim Jong-il's funeral on December 29, 2011. The government is headed by the Premier of the Cabinet, formerly called Premier of the Administration Council. Other important institutions include the SPA, whose sessions are chaired by the Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly, and, since 1993, the Chairman of the NDC, which holds supreme command of the DPRK's armed forces. While two other parties, the Korean Social Democratic Party and the Chondoist Chongu Party, nominally exist, only the WPK holds any power at the national level. The other parties, and indeed all other mass organizations in the country, are completely subservient to the WPK. They exist solely to keep up the appearance that the country is a pluralist society. Almost nothing is mentioned about the minor parties except the names of their current leaders.〔Savada, Andrea Matles. "(Mass Organizations )." ''North Korea: A country study.'' Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1993.〕 Since 1997, the SPA chairman, premier and NDC chairman have officially formed a triumvirate heading the executive branch, with powers equivalent to one-third of a president's powers in other presidential systems. The SPA chairman conducts foreign affairs and receives the credentials of ambassadors, the premier handles domestic policy and the NDC chairman commands the armed forces. In practice, however, the real power is vested in the NDC chairman (who has also been leader of the WPK), an office constitutionally defined as the "highest post in the state." ==Supreme leader of the DPRK== The constitution of North Korea has recognized the title "supreme leader" since 2009, when the NDC chairman was formally designated as "the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea." It was slightly amended in 2012, with "chairman" replaced by "first chairman." Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un have held the following posts: ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:12 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:50 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = late DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1948 till:01/01/2015 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:5 start:1948 Colors = id:pres value:rgb(1,0,0) id:vac value:rgb(0,1,0) BarData = barset:PM PlotData= width:8 align:left fontsize:S shift:(5,-4) anchor:till barset:PM from: 09/09/1948 till: 08/07/1994 color:pres text:"Kim Il-sung" fontsize:10 from: 08/07/1994 till: 17/12/2011 color:pres text:"Kim Jong-il" fontsize:10 from: 17/12/2011 till: end color:pres text:"Kim Jong-un" fontsize:10 ;Generations of leadership: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of leaders of North Korea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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