<Ul> <Li> Bold offices refer to the highest position in the Workers' Party of Korea </Li> </Ul> <Li> Bold offices refer to the highest position in the Workers' Party of Korea </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Picture </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Offices held </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Period </Th> <Th> Ideology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kim Il - sung 김일성 (1912--1994) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Supreme Commander of the KPA </Td> <Td> 8 February 1948--24 December 1991 </Td> <Td> 9 September 1948 ↓ 8 July 1994 (7004167380000000000 ♠ 45 years, 302 days) </Td> <Td> Juche (Ten Principles) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Premier of the Cabinet of the DPRK </Td> <Td> 9 September 1948--28 December 1972 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chairman of the Central Committee of the WPK </Td> <Td> 30 June 1949--11 October 1966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK </Td> <Td> 26 June 1950--8 July 1994 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> General Secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK </Td> <Td> 11 October 1966--8 July 1994 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> President of the DPRK </Td> <Td> 28 December 1972--8 July 1994 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK </Td> <Td> 28 December 1972--9 April 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eternal President of the DPRK </Td> <Td> 5 September 1998--Incumbent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kim Jong - il 김정일 (1942--2011) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Supreme Commander of the KPA </Td> <Td> 24 December 1991--17 December 2011 </Td> <Td> 8 July 1994 ↓ 17 December 2011 (7003637100000000000 ♠ 17 years, 162 days) </Td> <Td> Juche Songun (Ten Principles) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK </Td> <Td> 9 April 1993--17 December 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> General Secretary of the WPK </Td> <Td> 8 October 1997--17 December 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eternal General Secretary of the WPK </Td> <Td> 11 April 2012--Incumbent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK </Td> <Td> 13 April 2012--Incumbent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kim Jong - un 김정은 (born 1984) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Supreme Commander of the KPA </Td> <Td> 30 December 2011--Incumbent </Td> <Td> 17 December 2011 ↓ Incumbent (7003215300000000000 ♠ 5 years, 326 days) </Td> <Td> Juche Songun (Ten Principles) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Secretary of the WPK </Td> <Td> 11 April 2012--9 May 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK </Td> <Td> 11 April 2012--Incumbent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK </Td> <Td> 13 April 2012--29 June 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chairman of the WPK </Td> <Td> 9 May 2016--Incumbent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chairman of the State Affairs Commission </Td> <Td> 29 June 2016--Incumbent </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Picture </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Offices held </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Period </Th> <Th> Ideology </Th> </Tr>

Who was the ruler of north korea in 1950