Provisional People's Committee of North Korea

Provisional People's Committee of North Korea 북조선림시인민위원회 (Korean)
1946–1947
Flag of North Korea Symbol
Anthem: 소비에트 연방 찬가 "State Anthem of the Soviet Union" (1946–1947)
Location of northern Korea
Status	Provisional government under Soviet Civil Administration
Capital	Pyongyang
Common languages	Korean
Religion	State atheism
Government	Unitary Marxist–Leninist provisional government
Chairman
• 1946–1947	Kim Il Sung
History
• Established	8 February 1946
• People's Committee of North Korea established	21 February 1947
Currency	Korean yen,[1] Won of the Red Army Command
ISO 3166 code	KP
Preceded by Succeeded by Soviet Civil Administration People's Committee of North Korea
Today part of	North Korea South Korea
^a See Religion in North Korea.

The Provisional People's Committee of North Korea (Korean: 북조선림시인민위원회) was the provisional government of North Korea.

The committee was established on 8 February 1946 in response for the need of the Soviet Civil Administration and the communists to have centralization of power in northern Korea, which was then an area divided into provincial people's committees. Regarded as the highest administrative power institution in northern Korea, it also became a de facto provisional government that carried out reforms, such as land reforms and the nationalization of key industries.

The committee was succeeded by the People's Committee of North Korea on 21 February 1947, which became a provisional government as northern Korea transitioned into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.