He was a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, first deputy director of the Organization and Guidance Department, and served as member of the Supreme People's Assembly.

[1] Pursuant to the provisions of the 3rd Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea, on 28 September 2010, Kim Kyong-ok was appointed a member of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, and also sat in the Central Committee for the first time.

In addition, he was the first deputy director of the Organization and Guidance Department at the Central Committee.

[2] Member of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's unicameral parliament, from the 10th convocation.

[4] In February 2012 he was awarded the Order of Kim Jong Il.