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Kim Tok-hun

Politician

Kim Tok-hun is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	KIM Tok Hun · Kim Tok-hun · Kim Tŏk-hun · Ким Ток Хун · Кім Ток Хун · 5 more...				[sources]
Alias	Kim Dokhun · Kim Tok Hun				[sources]
Weak alias	金德训				[sources]
Birth date	1961				[sources]
Place of birth	North Korea				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	North Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Last name	Kim				[sources]
Political association	Workers’ Party of Korea				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q25035961				[sources]
Position	Premier of North Korea (2020-) · Premier, Cabinet · Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea · Vice Premier of North Korea (2014-2019) · Vice Premier of North Korea (2019-2020) · 3 more...				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Vice President of the State Affairs of North Korea since 2021

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-08-04

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Premier of North Korea	2020-08-13	-

Data sources

US CIA World Leaders10,958

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,185

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,007

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-korea-north-kim-tok-hun-vice-president-sac · us-cia-korea-north-kim-tok-hun-premier-cabinet · evpo-b1590279-6c8d-45fe-b4d3-a02a587daf26

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