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The North Korean Government is the executive branch of the state, according to the constitution.^[1] In practice, the highest decisions are made by the National Defence Commission of North Korea which is led by its Chairman Kim Jong-il. The government is confirmed by the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA). The SPA chooses a premier who appoints three vice premiers and the government's ministers. The government is dominated by the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and has been since North Korea's inception in 1948. The Cabinet now has the right to supervise and control the Local People’s Committee (LPC) with regard to local economies and administration. As the State Administrative Council (SAC) was replaced by the Cabinet, the Local Administrative and Economic Committee (LAEC) was abolished and its functions regarding local politics transferred to the LPC. A party chief secretary no longer concurrently holds the post of LPC chairman, which has been taken over by a former LAEC chairman. Thus, the LPC is theoretically independent of the local party and is under the control of the Cabinet. The status of the LPC as the local executive organ, in principle, became higher than before.

The Economist Intelligence Unit, while admitting that "There is no consensus on how to measure democracy" and that "definitions of democracy are contested", lists North Korea in last place as an authoritarian regime in its Democracy Index assessing 168 countries. ^[2]

[edit] Cabinet

Office of the Premier of the DPRK
Office of the Vice Premier of the DPRK
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of People's Armed Forces
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of People's Security
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Public Health
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Ministry of Land and Marine Transport
Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Commerce
Ministry of Labour
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of City Management
Ministry of Metal Industry
Ministry of Electronics Industry
Ministry of Construction and Building-Materials Industries
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Forestry
Ministry of Fisheries
Ministry of Crude Oil Industry
Ministry of Land and Environment Preservation
Ministry of State Construction Control
Ministry of Procurement and Food Administration
Ministry of State Inspection
State Planning Commission
Chairman of the Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission
Director of the Central Statistic Bureau
President of the Central Bank
President of the National Academy of Sciences
Chief Secretary of the Cabinet

[edit] See also

Politics of North Korea

[edit] Notes

^ ""Naenara" `official' press agency - Politics in Korea - THE STATE AND POLITICAL SYSTEM - Constitution" (in English). Naenara. 2007. http://www.kcckp.net/en/great/state_pol.php. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
^ "Economist Intelligence Unit democracy index 2006" (in English) (PDF). Economist Intelligence Unit. 2007. http://www.economist.com/media/pdf/DEMOCRACY_TABLE_2007_v3.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-09.

[0] ""Naenara" `official' press agency - Politics in Korea - THE STATE AND POLITICAL SYSTEM - Constitution" (in English). Naenara. 2007. http://www.kcckp.net/en/great/state_pol.php. Retrieved 2007-10-09.

[1] "Economist Intelligence Unit democracy index 2006" (in English) (PDF). Economist Intelligence Unit. 2007. http://www.economist.com/media/pdf/DEMOCRACY_TABLE_2007_v3.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-09.

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