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Kim Jong Un

President of the State Affairs[1][2][3]

Serving in the 15th Cabinet since 29 Jun 2016. 3 public offices on record since 2012.

In office
10 yrs 4 mos
Party
Workers' Party of Korea
Offices
3

Sourced from en.wikipedia.org · checked 16 Oct 2026

Kim Jong Un has led North Korea since 2011 and is General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs Commission. He studied at Kim Il Sung University and Kim Il Sung Military University.[4]

Overview

Current office

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President of the State Affairs[1][2][3]

15th Cabinet

Since

29 Jun 2016

10 yrs 4 mos

Party
Workers' Party of Korea[2][3]
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First office on record
First Chairman of the National Defence Commission, 2012

Career

Record in public office

3 offices
  1. 29 Jun 2016 – present

    President of the State Affairs[1][2][3]

    Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSourced
  2. 29 Jun 2016 – present

    President of the State Affairs of the DPRK[2][3]

    15th CabinetSourced
  3. 2012 – 2016

    First Chairman of the National Defence Commission[4]

    Sourced

Education

Education

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  • Physics, Kim Il Sung University[4]
  • Army officer degree, Kim Il Sung Military University[4]

In government

Serves with 43 colleagues

Full cabinet

Evidence

How this record is supported

Claims by status

6 claims · 4 sources

  • Verified 0
  • Sourced 6

Sources

  1. [1]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    President of the State Affairs of North Korea

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  3. [3]
    15th State Affairs Commission

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Kim Jong Un (Wikipedia)

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 17 Oct 2026

Cite this record

Govpedia. "Kim Jong Un." President of the State Affairs. Record gp:person/kim-jong-un, last checked 16 Oct 2026. IQGov. https://govpedia.org/person/kim-jong-un/