The 9th Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea, officially the Political Bureau of the 9th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (), was elected on 23 February 2026 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 9th Central Committee.
Meetings
1st Meeting: 25 February 2026 3rd Meeting: 22 June 2026 4th Enlarged Meeting: 26 August 2026
Composition
Members The following were elected as members of the 9th Politburo.
The names of members are listed according to the order of their election at the 1st plenary meeting of the 9th Central Committee.
RankNameKorean8th1김정은Member2Pak Thae-song박태성Member3Jo Yong-won조용원Member4Kim Jae-ryong김재룡Member5Ri Il-hwan리일환Member6Jong Kyong-thaek정경택Member7Kim Song-nam김성남Alternate8Sin Yong-il신영일No9Ri Hi-yong리히용Member10주창일Alternate11Jo Chun-ryong조춘룡Member12An Kum-chol안금철No13Kim Jong-gwan김정관Member14Kim Sung-du김승두No15Choe Son-hui최선희Member16No Kwang-chol노광철Member17Kim Song-gi김성기No18Kim Tok-hun김덕훈Member19Pak Jong-gun박정근Member—Pak Jong-chon박정천Member—Yu Kwang-u유광우No
Alternate members The following were elected as alternate members of the 9th Politburo.
The names of alternate members are listed according to the order of their election at the 1st plenary meeting of the 9th Central Committee. RankNameKorean8th1김여정No2Pak Kwang-ung박광웅No3Han Kwang-sang한광상Alternate4Ju Chol-gyu주철규Alternate5Jon Hyon-chol전현철No6Pak Hun박훈No7Ri Chol-man리철만Alternate8Ri Yong-gil리영길Member9Ri Chang-dae리창대Alternate10Pang Tu-sop방두섭Alternate11Kim Chol-won김철원Alternate—Ri Ho-rim리호림No
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