Kim Tok-hun
Vice President of the State Affairs of North Korea since 2021
Kim Tok-hun (Korean: 김덕훈, born 1961) is a North Korean politician who was formerly 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 served as a vice premier between 2014 and 2020 and premier between 2020 and 2024. He joined the WPK Central Committee in 2016, and was later promoted to the WPK Politburo in 2019. He now serves as the head of the WPK's Economic Affairs Department.
Early life
Kim was born in 1961. Kim began his career as a floor manager and supervisor in North Korea's heavy industry sector. His first significant position was an assistant manager at the Taean Heavy Machinery Complex. He was appointed manager of Taean Heavy Machinery Complex in 2003 when the DPRK instituted its "complex enterprise system" in 2001. Kim was elected a deputy to the 11th SPA in 2003.
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