[3] In between party congresses and specially convened conferences the Central Committee is the highest decision-making institution in the WPK and North Korea.

[4][5] It convenes meetings, known as "Plenary Session of the [term] Central Committee", to discuss major policies.

References to it being the sixth term of the Central Committee were dropped by the WPK at the 3rd Conference despite the fact that the party rules does not empower it to start a new term - it is only empowered to replace its Central Committee members.

[7] The Central Committee elected by the 3rd Party Conference was made up of 124 members and 106 alternates.

[2] References for plenary sessions, apparatus heads, the Central Committee full- and candidate membership, Political Committee membership, Standing Committee membership, secretaries, Organisation Committee members, membership in the Inspection Commission, offices an individual held, retirement, if the individual in question is military personnel, female, has been expelled, is currently under investigation or has retired: