| 조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원회 | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 29 June 2016 |
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| Type | Supreme policy-oriented leadership body |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Headquarters | Government Complex No. 1,Pyongyang |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원회 |
| Hanja | 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國國務委員會 |
| RR | Joseon minjujuui inmin gonghwaguk gungmu wiwonhoe |
| MR | Chosŏn minjujuŭi inmin konghwaguk kungmu wiwŏnhoe |
TheState Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (SAC) is constitutionally the supreme state policy organ ofNorth Korea.
The State Affairs Commission was created by 2016 amendments to theNorth Korean Constitution to replace the previously military-dominatedNational Defence Commission. The Commission has the powers to deliberate and decide on major policies of the State including defence and security policies. It supervises theCabinet of North Korea, as well as theMinistry of Defence,Ministry of State Security and theMinistry of Social Security and theKorean People's Army'sGeneral Staff Department andGeneral Political Bureau.
The body is headed by thePresident of the State Affairs Commission, commonly styled in official North Korean releases as "President of State Affairs", who is defined as thehead of state ofthe nation and thesupreme leader. The position is held by theGeneral Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea. The current President isKim Jong Un. The first vice-president isChoe Ryong-hae, who is also the Chairman of theSupreme People's Assembly Standing Committee.
The predecessor body, National Defence Commission, was created in 1972 as sub-committee for defence and security affairs of theCentral People's Committee, the later was headed by thePresident of the DPRKKim Il Sung and exercised similar powers within the constitutional framework of the1972 Constitution of North Korea.
The National Defence Commission was separated from the Supreme People's Committee in 1992 andKim Jong Il was officially designated as chair of the body. In 1998, two years after the death of Kim Il Sung, the National Defence Commission was empowered as the supreme defence body, and in line with theSongun ideology, the supreme political authority of state and legal framework for Kim Jong Il'spersonal dictatorship.
After the7th Congress of theWorkers Party of Korea, the constitution was amended in June 2016 that reformed the National Defence Commission into the contemporary State Affairs Commission, with the amended text stipulating the body's control over national policy.
Article 106 of theConstitution of North Korea defines the State Affairs Commission as the supreme state organ of policy direction of state sovereignty.[1][2] Article 109 of the Constitution states that the SAC's powers are to:[3][4]
In practice, SAC supervises theCabinet of North Korea. It also directly supervises the three ministries that are not under the Cabinet, namely theMinistry of Defence,Ministry of State Security and theMinistry of Social Security as well as theKorean People's Army, mainly theGeneral Staff Department of the Korean People's Army andGeneral Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army. TheSupreme Guard Command, which is responsible for the top leadership and government protection, is also under its command. One additional entity, theState Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission (국가체육지도위원회), is also under the SAC as its Chairman is appointed by the Commission.[5][6]
The following are the current members of the State Affairs Commission as of 29 September 2021:[7][8][9]
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