Kim Tok-hun
Kim Tok Hun (Korean: 김덕훈, born 1961) is a North Korean politician who is currently the premier of North Korea and a full member on the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea. He is additionally a vice president of the State Affairs Commission.
Kim Tok Hun | |
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김덕훈 | |
Kim in 2019 | |
| 13th Premier of North Korea | |
| Assumed office 13 August 2020 | |
| President | Kim Jong Un |
| Preceded by | Kim Jae-ryong |
| Vice President of the State Affairs Commission | |
| Assumed office 29 September 2019 | |
| President | Kim Jong Un |
| Head of the Cadre Affairs Department of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
| In office 31 December 2019 – 13 August 2020 | |
| Leader | Kim Jong Un |
| Preceded by | Kim Phyong-hae |
| Vice Premier of North Korea | |
| In office 30 April 2014 – 13 August 2020 | |
| Premier | Kim Jae-ryong Pak Pong-ju |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) North Korea |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김덕훈 |
| Hancha | 金德訓 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Deok-hun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Tŏkhun |
Kim served as a vice premier between 2014 and 2020. He joined the WPK Central Committee in 2016, and was later promoted to the WPK Politburo in 2019. He also served as the head of the WPK's Cadre Affairs Department from December 2019 to August 2020. He was appointed the premier in August 2020.
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