The 8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (), officially the Central Military Commission of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th WPK Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the party's 8th Congress on 10 January 2021. It was composed of one chairman, one vice chairmen and eleven ordinary members.
Leadership
Chairman: Kim Jong Un Vice Chairmen: Ri Pyong-chol, until 29 June 2021, 21 June 2022 – 24 December 2024 Pak Jong-chon, 2021 – 28 December 2022, from 30 December 2023 Ri Yong-gil, 28 December 2022 – 30 December 2023
History and meetings During the second quarter of 2025 the 8th Central Military Commission carried out investigation of the May 21 capsizing of a naval destroyer during a commissioning ceremony at Chongjin Port. 1st Enlarged Meeting: 24 February 2021 2nd Enlarged Meeting: 11 June 2021 3rd Enlarged Meeting: 21–23 June 2022 4th Enlarged Meeting: 6 February 2023 5th Enlarged Meeting: 11 March 2023 6th Enlarged Meeting: 10 April 2023 7th Enlarged Meeting: 9 August 2023 8th Enlarged Meeting: 28 May 2025
Members The following were elected as members of the 8th Central Military Commission.
The names of members are listed according to the order of their election at the 1st plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee. Members who have an en dash (—) in the Rank column were by-elected during the term of the 8th Central Committee. RankNameKorean7th9th1김정은YesYes2Ri Pyong-chol리병철YesNo3Jo Yong-won조용원NoNo4O Il-jong오일정NoNo5Kim Jo-guk김조국YesNo6Kang Sun-nam강순남NoNo7O Su-yong오수용NoNo8Pak Jong-chon박정천YesNo9Kwon Yong-jin권영진NoNo10Kim Jong-gwan김정관NoNo11Jong Kyong-thaek정경택NoYes12Ri Yong-gil리영길NoYes13Rim Kwang-il림광일YesNo—Ri Thae-sop리태섭NoNo—Jo Kyong-chol조경철NoNo—Pak Su-il박수일NoNo—Ri Chang-ho리창호NoYes
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