President of the State Affairs of North Korea

President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원장
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Flag of the president of the State Affairs
Incumbent Kim Jong Un since 29 June 2016
State Affairs Commission of North Korea
Style	Respected Comrade (domestic) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Status	Head of state
Residence	Forbidden City Ryongsong Residence
Seat	Pyongyang
Nominator	Supreme People's Assembly
Appointer	Supreme People's Assembly
Term length	Five years, renewable
Constituting instrument	Constitution of North Korea
Precursor	Chairman of the National Defence Commission
Inaugural holder	Kim Il Sung (as NDC chairman) Kim Jong Un (as SAC president)
Formation	28 December 1972 (as NDC chairman) 29 June 2016 (as SAC president)
Deputy	Vice President of the State Affairs

Politics of North Korea
Constitution Juche  (state ideology) Songun  ("military-first" policy) Eternal leaders Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il
Workers' Party of Korea Congress (8th) General Secretary and Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Rules Central Committee (8th) Politburo (8th) Presidium (8th) Kim Jong Un Choe Ryong-hae Jo Yong-won Kim Tok-hun Ri Pyong-chol Secretariat (8th) Central Military Commission (8th) Chairman Kim Jong Un Vice Chairman Ri Yong-gil Ri Pyong-chol Central Auditing Commission (8th) Chairman Kim Jae-ryong Organization and Guidance Department Propaganda and Agitation Department United Front Department
Supreme People's Assembly 14th term Chairman Pak In-chol Standing Committee (14th) Chairman Choe Ryong-hae Judiciary Central Court (14th) President Kang Yun-sok Central Public Prosecutors (14th) Director Kim Myong-gil
State Affairs Commission 14th term President Kim Jong Un First Vice President Choe Ryong-hae Vice President Kim Tok-hun
Cabinet 14th term Premier Kim Tok-hun Vice Premier Pak Jong-gun Jon Hyon-chol Kim Song-ryong Ri Song-hak Pak Hun Ju Chol-gyu
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The President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea^[1] (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원장), alternatively styled "President of State Affairs" in official translations, is the supreme leader and head of state of North Korea.^[2] The president chairs the State Affairs Commission (SAC), which is the highest leadership institution in North Korea, and serves as the commander-in-chief of the North Korean armed forces.

The North Korean constitution gives the president the power to lead the overall affairs of the state and appoint important state officials.^[3] The president also has the power to appoint diplomatic representatives and conclude treaties with other countries.^[3] The president can declare a state of emergency, a state of war or a mobilization order and direct the country's national defence during times of war.^[3] The president also has absolute control over North Korea's nuclear arsenal.

The president of the State Affairs is elected by the Supreme People's Assembly.^[4][5] The position is held by the general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), who leads the ruling political party of North Korea and serves as the supreme leader of North Korea. The term of the president is the same as that of the Supreme People's Assembly and has no term limits.^[6]

The current president is Kim Jong Un, who took office on 29 June 2016 and was re-elected on 11 April 2019.^[7][8]