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1 Rostrum (Platform) Hierarchy at a national meeting held on 7 October 2012 for the 15th anniversary of Kim Jong Ilʼs election as Korean Workersʼ Party General Secretary [Sources: Korean Central News Agency and Korean Central Broadcasting Station] 1 Kim Jong Un KPA Marshal Presidium 1st Secretary, KWP KPA Supreme Commander Chairman, KWP Central Military Commission 1st Chairman, National Defense Commission 2 Presidium President, Supreme Peopleʼs Assembly Presidium Kim Yong Nam 3 Presidium Premier, DPRK Cabinet (Prime Minister) Choe Yong Rim

2 4 Presidium Director, KPA General Political Department Secretary of Military Affairs, KWP Vice Chairman, KWP Central Military Commission Member, National Defense Commission Choe Ryong Hae 5 Presidium Chief of the KPA General Staff Vice Chairman, KWP Central Military Commission Hyon Yong Chol 6 Secretary and Department Director, KWP Kim Kyong Hui 7 Minister of the Peopleʼs Armed Forces Member, National Defense Commission Kim Jong Gak

3 8 Director, KWP Administration Department Vice Chairman, National Defense Commission Co-Chair, DPRK-China Joint Guidance Committee Jang Song Taek 9 Secretary of Machine-Building Industry, KWP Member, National Defense Commission Pak To Chun 10 Chairman, KWP Control Commission Kim Kuk Tae 11 Secretary of Propaganda and Agitation, KWP Director, KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department Vice Chair, Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea Kim Ki Nam

4 12 Secretary of Science and Education, KWP Chairman, Supreme Peopleʼs Assembly Choe Tae Bok Yang Hyong Sop Vice President, Supreme Peopleʼs Assembly Presidium Vice Chair, Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea Co-Chair, Democratic Front for Reunification of the Fatherland Vice Chairman, National Defense Commission KWP Central Committee 15 Ri Yong Mu Vice Premier, DPRK Cabinet Kang Sok Ju

5 16 Director, KPA General Logistics Department 1st Vice Minister of the Peopleʼs Armed Forces Hyon Chol Hae 17 Minister of State Security Member, National Defense Commission Kim Won Hong 18 Alternate (candidate) Vice Chairman (for Intelligence), National Defense Commission O Kuk Ryol 19 Alternate (candidate) Secretary of the United Front, KWP Director, KWP United Front Department Member, Supreme Peopleʼs Assembly Presidium Chairman, Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee Kim Yang Gon

6 20 Alternate (candidate) Secretary of International Affairs, KWP Director, KWP International Affairs Department Member, Supreme Peopleʼs Assembly Legislation Committee Kim Yong Il 21 Alternate (candidate) Secretary of Cadres, KWP Director, KWP Cadres Department Member, Supreme Peopleʼs Assembly Legislation Committee Kim Pyong Hae 22 Alternate (candidate) Secretary, KWP Chief Secretary, Pyongyang City KWP Committee Mun Kyong Dok 23 Alternate (candidate) Secretary of Finance and Planning, KWP Director, KWP Finance and Planning Department Chairman, Supreme Peopleʼs Assembly Budget Committee Kwak Pom Gi

7 24 Alternate (candidate) Director, KWP Machine-Building Industry Department Member, National Defense Commissions Ju Kyu Chang KPA Col. Gen. 25 Alternate (candidate) Director, Ministry of State Security Political Bureau Kim Chang Sop KPA Col. Gen. 26 Alternate (candidate) DPRK Cabinet Vice Premier Chairman, State Planning Commission Ro Tu Chol

8 27 Alternate (candidate) Director, KPSIF/Ministry of Peopleʼs Security Political Bureau Ri Pyong Sam KPA Col. Gen. 28 Alternate (candidate) 1st Vice Director, KWP Organization Guidance Department Jo Yon Jun 29 Chairman, Korea Social Democratic Party Central Committee Member, Supreme Peopleʼs Assembly Presidium Chairman, Council for National Reconciliation Kim Yong Dae

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