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# Kim Jae Ryong 김재룡 

Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea

alive 67 years old 

Kim Jae-ryong is a North Korean politician who served as Premier of North Korea from April 2019 to August 2020\. A senior official within the Workers' Party of Korea, he has served as the director of the Organization and Guidance Department since 2020 and as a deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FJae-ryong)

Born

1959, Chagang Province

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Status as of

2026-09-01

Also known as

Kim Jae-ryong

## Positions

1. 2019–2020 Premier of North Korea[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56818689)
2. ?–now Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56818689)
3. ?–now member of State Affairs Commission[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56818689)
4. ?–now member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56818689)

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