People's Committee of North Korea

The People's Committee of North Korea () was a provisional government governing the Northern portion of the Korean Peninsula from 1947 until 1948.

Established on 21 February 1947 as the successor of the de facto provisional government of the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea, the provisional government was pro-Soviet and ideologically communist. It functioned alongside the Soviet Civil Administration, which served in an advisory role to the provisional government. The committee oversaw the transition from Soviet occupation in northern Korea to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, which was established on 9 September 1948.

Organization The People's Committee of North Korea was organized during the first session of the People's Assembly of North Korea held on 21–22 February 1947. The session decided to transfer the power of the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea to the People's Committee of North Korea, and elected Kim Il Sung as its chairman based on the proposal of the Democratic National United Front head Choe Yong-gon.

The People's Assembly gave authorization to Kim Il Sung to organize the People's Committee. +PositionNameAffiliationChairmanKim Il SungWorkers' Party of North KoreaVice ChairmenKim ChaekWorkers' Party of North KoreaHong Ki-juDemocratic PartySecretary GeneralHan Pyong-okWorkers' Party of North KoreaPlanning DepartmentJong Jun-taekWorkers' Party of North KoreaIndustry DepartmentRi Mun-hwanIndependentInternal Affairs DepartmentPak Il-uWorkers' Party of North KoreaForeign Affairs DepartmentRi Kang-gukWorkers' Party of South KoreaFinance DepartmentRi Pong-suWorkers' Party of North KoreaTransportation DepartmentHo Nam-huiIndependentAgriculture and Forestry DepartmentRi Sun-gunWorkers' Party of North KoreaPostal Service DepartmentJu Hwang-sopChondoist Chongu PartyCommerce DepartmentJang Si-uWorkers' Party of North KoreaHealth DepartmentRi Tong-yongDemocratic PartyEducation DepartmentHan Sol-yaWorkers' Party of North KoreaLabor DepartmentO Ki-sopWorkers' Party of North KoreaJustice DepartmentChoe Yong-dalWorkers' Party of North KoreaPublic Censorship DepartmentChoe Chang-ikWorkers' Party of North KoreaExecutive BureauJang Jong-sikWorkers' Party of North KoreaPropaganda BureauHo Jong-sukWorkers' Party of North KoreaFood Policy BureauSong Pong-ukWorkers' Party of North KoreaGeneral Affairs BureauKim Jong-juChondoist Chongu Party

Dissolution The Democratic People's Republic of Korea was proclaimed on July 10, 1948, effectively dissolving the provisional government. Kim Il Sung was appointed as premier on September 9. Soviet forces withdrew from North Korea in December 1948.

People's Committee of North Korea

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