President of the State Affairs Commission

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The President of the State Affairs Commission is North Korea’s top leadership post, held by the country’s supreme leader and combining ultimate authority over the state, military, and key policy decisions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government office
head of state office
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
linked to: North Korea
appointedBy Supreme People’s Assembly
associatedBody Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea
associatedParty Workers’ Party of Korea
authorityOver key policy decisions
military
state
branch executive branch of North Korea
can issue important orders and decisions through the State Affairs Commission
confirmedBy Supreme People’s Assembly
constitutionalStatus supreme leader of the state
supreme representative of all the Korean people
controls foreign policy direction
national defense policy
overall state policy
country North Korea
countryCapital Pyongyang
dateEstablished 2016
establishedBy Constitution of North Korea
hasJurisdictionOver all state organs of North Korea
hasPower command over armed forces (de facto)
hasTitleInEnglish President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
heads State Affairs Commission
incumbent Kim Jong Un
legalBasis Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
locatedIn Pyongyang, North Korea
linked to: Pyongyang
nativeName 조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원회 위원장
officeHoldersInclude Kim Jong Un
officeType executive leadership office
politicalSystemContext one‑party socialist state
positionInGovernment highest office in the State Affairs Commission
top leadership post in North Korea
precededBy Chairman of the National Defence Commission system
replacedOffice Chairman of the National Defence Commission
First Chairman of the National Defence Commission
reportsTo Supreme People’s Assembly
roleOfOfficeholder supreme leader of North Korea
scopeOfPower nationwide
seat Pyongyang
shortName SAC President
linked to: CMC Chairman
style Comrade
Respected Comrade
supervises State Affairs Commission
symbolizes centralized leadership in North Korea

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North Korean constitution headOfStateDefinedAs President of the State Affairs Commission
Kim Jong Un positionHeld President of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea
linked to: President of the State Affairs Commission
State Affairs Commission of North Korea chairpersonTitle President of the State Affairs Commission
State Affairs Commission of North Korea composition President of the State Affairs Commission
Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea elects President of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea
linked to: President of the State Affairs Commission
North Korean political system headOfStateTitle President of the State Affairs Commission
Supreme People's Assembly elects President of the State Affairs Commission
President of the State Affairs Commission replacedOffice Chairman of the National Defence Commission
linked to: President of the State Affairs Commission
President of the State Affairs Commission hasTitleInEnglish President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
linked to: President of the State Affairs Commission