General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea
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The General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea is the top leadership post in North Korea's ruling party, typically held by the country's supreme leader and central to its one-party political system.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea | 2 |
| First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea | 1 |
| Supreme Leader of North Korea | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
party leadership position
ⓘ
political office ⓘ |
| appliesToOrganization | Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ |
| associatedWithIdeology |
Juche
ⓘ
Juche ⓘ
surface form:
Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism
Songun ⓘ |
| controls |
overall direction of the Workers' Party of Korea
ⓘ
party appointments in North Korea ⓘ party policy in North Korea ⓘ |
| country | North Korea ⓘ |
| deFactoRole | supreme leader of North Korea ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
ⓘ
Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ
surface form:
Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea
Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ |
| hasDeFactoPowerOver |
North Korean economy
ⓘ
North Korean political system ⓘ
surface form:
North Korean government
North Korean mass organizations ⓘ North Korean media ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ |
| hasStyleOfAddress | Comrade General Secretary ⓘ |
| influences |
foreign policy of North Korea
ⓘ
military policy of North Korea ⓘ state policy of North Korea ⓘ |
| isCentralTo |
North Korean personality cult system
ⓘ
North Korean propaganda system ⓘ |
| isComparableTo |
general secretary of a communist party
ⓘ
party leader in other one‑party socialist states ⓘ |
| isCoreNodeIn |
North Korean decision‑making system
ⓘ
State Affairs Commission of North Korea ⓘ
surface form:
North Korean power hierarchy
|
| isElectedBy |
Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee
Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ
surface form:
Workers' Party of Korea Congress
|
| isKeyPostIn |
North Korean leadership structure
ⓘ
North Korean one‑party rule ⓘ |
| isLinkedTo |
control of the Korean People's Army through party organs
ⓘ
control of the security apparatus through party organs ⓘ |
| isTopPositionIn |
Workers' Party of Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
North Korea's ruling party
Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ |
| isUsuallyHeldBy |
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea
ⓘ
North Korean head of state or top leader ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Korean political system
ⓘ
one‑party system of North Korea ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
centralized party leadership in North Korea
ⓘ
supreme authority within the Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ |
| typicalOfficeHolder | supreme leader of North Korea ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea
this entity surface form:
Supreme Leader of North Korea
this entity surface form:
Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea
this entity surface form:
First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea