5th Central Committee
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Emblem of the Workers' Party of North Korea
13 November 1970 – 14 October 1980 (9 years, 336 days) Overview
Type	Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
Election	5th Congress
Leadership
General Secretary	Kim Il Sung
Political Committee	11 full 4 candidates
Secretariat	10 members
Inspection organ	7 members
Members
Total	117
Candidates
Total	55

The 5th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was elected at the 5th Congress on 13 November 1970.^[1] and remained in session until the election of the 6th Central Committee on 14 October 1980.^[2] In between party congresses and specially convened conferences the Central Committee is the highest decision-making institution in the WPK and North Korea.^[3] The Central Committee is not a permanent institution and delegates day-to-day work to elected bodies, such as the Political Committee, the Secretariat and the Inspection Committee in the case of the 5th Central Committee.^[4] It convenes meetings, known as "Plenary Session of the [term] Central Committee", to discuss major policies.^[5] Only full members have the right to vote, but if a full member cannot attend a plenary session, the person's spot is taken over by an alternate.^[5] Plenary session can also be attended by non-members, such meetings are known as "Enlarged Plenary Session", to participate in the committee's discussions.^[5]

General

References for plenary sessions, apparatus heads, the Central Committee full- and candidate membership, Political Committee membership, Standing Committee membership, secretaries, Organisation Committee members, membership in the Inspection Commission, offices an individual held, retirement, if the individual in question is military personnel, female, has been expelled, is currently under investigation or has retired:

• Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. pp. 302–07. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.} Information on the meeting dates of the plenary sessions, their official name, the meeting agenda and meeting decisions.
• Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. pp. 329–32. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.} Information on the composition of the Central Committee and the composition of the elected bodies of the Central Committee.
• Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. pp. 418–26. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.} Information on the composition of the Supreme People's Assembly and it's Standing Committee.
• Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. p. 455. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.} Information on the composition of the 5th Government of the DPRK.
• Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. pp. 459–82. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5. A list of every minister that served in the DPRK government since its inception until 1980.

Bibliography

• Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.