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# Kim Tok Hun 김덕훈 

Director of the Economic Affairs Department of the Workers' Party of Korea

alive 65 years old 

Kim Tok-hun 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. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FTok-hun)

Born

1961, North Korea

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Status as of

2026-09-01

Also known as

Kim Tok-hun

## Positions

1. 2024–now Director of the Economic Affairs Department of the Workers' Party of Korea[source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FTok-hun)
2. 2020–2024 Premier of North Korea[source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FTok-hun)
3. 2019–2020 Vice Premier of North Korea[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25035961)
4. 2014–2019 Vice Premier of North Korea[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25035961)
5. ?–now Vice President of the State Affairs Commission[source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FTok-hun)
6. ?–now member of the Supreme People's Assembly[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25035961)

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