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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kim Tok Hun▼
| native_name = {{nobold|김덕훈}}
| native_name_lang = ko-Hang-KP
| image = Kim Tok-un.jpg
| office = 13th [[Premier of North Korea]]
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| 1namedata = [[Kim Jong Un]]
| term_start = 13 August 2020
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Kim Jae-ryong]]
| successor =
| office1 = [[Vice President of the State Affairs Commission]]
| president1 = [[Kim Jong Un]]
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| term_end3 = 13 August 2020
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1961}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
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| hangul = 김덕훈
| hanja = 金德訓{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
| rr = Gim
| mr = Kim Tŏkhun
| context = north}}
}}
'''Kim Tok
Kim served as a [[Vice Premier of North Korea|vice premier]] between 2014 and 2020. He joined the [[Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea|WPK Central Committee]] in 2016, and was later promoted to the [[Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea|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
== Early life ==
Kim was born in 1961.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ko:김덕훈(남성) |work=nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr |access-date=14 August 2020 |url= https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/theme/viewPeople.do?nkpmno=10302 |language=ko}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kim Tok Hun {{!}} North Korea Leadership Watch |url=https://www.nkleadershipwatch.org/leadership-biographies/kim-tok-hun/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=www.nkleadershipwatch.org}}</ref>
== Political career ==
Kim was previously a delegate for [[North Korea|North]]-[[South Korea|South]] cooperation.<ref>Grisafi, John G. "[https://www.nknews.org/2014/06/former-delegate-for-north-south-cooperation-becomes-vice-premier/ Former Delegate for North-South Cooperation Becomes Vice Premier]." NK News (Appointed, May 1, 2014) {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155508/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2014/201404/news09/20140409-36ee.html |date=13 April 2014}}</ref>
Kim Tok Hun has been a member of the [[Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea]] since the [[7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea|7th Congress]] in May 2016. He later joined the [[Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea|party Politburo]] on 11 April 2019 as an alternate member, and was promoted to full member on 31 December, and concurrently as a party vice-chairman, with a portfolio that included heading the Cadre Affairs Department. He possibly earned [[Kim Jong Un]]'s approval by uncovering a corruption scandal involving cadre training facilities in February 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=The August Political Bureau Meeting |url=http://www.nkleadershipwatch.org/2020/08/14/the-august-political-bureau-meeting/ |work=North Korea Leadership Watch |date=14 August 2020 |access-date=14 August 2020}}</ref> In April 2020 he was also elected chairman of the Budget Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kim |first=Jeongmin |date=1 January 2020 |title=North Korea's New Year's Eve party plenum reveals major leadership reshuffle |url=https://www.nknews.org/2020/01/north-koreas-new-years-eve-party-plenum-reveals-major-leadership-reshuffle/ |access-date=2 January 2020 |work=[[NK News]]}}</ref>
== Premier (2020–) ==
On 13 August 2020, in the wake of [[COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea|COVID-19 spillover in North Korea]] and floods hitting the southern part of the country, he was appointed premier of the cabinet by Kim Jong Un, and elevated to the top-level [[Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea|Politburo Presidium]].<ref>
=== Criticism by Kim Jong Un on Ansok tideland ===
In August 2023, [[Kim Jong Un]], the leader of
▲In August 2023, [[Kim Jong Un]], the leader of [[North Korea]], publicly voiced strong criticism of Kim Tok Hun and his [[Cabinet of North Korea|cabinet]] for their handling of the Ansok tideland disaster following tropical storm Khanun in a [[Korean Central News Agency]] (KCNA) article. He alleged that the recovery efforts were inadequately organized and executed, showing a lack of urgency and commitment.<ref name=":0" />
The North Korean leader expressed deep concern over the decline in administrative and economic discipline within the Cabinet stating "the administrative and economic discipline of the Kim Tok Hun Cabinet has got out of order more seriously". He attributed the inefficiencies in dealing with the crisis to this decline. Kim Jong Un criticized Kim Tok Hun for what he saw as a weak work attitude and misguided perspective regarding the Ansok tideland situation. The premier's alleged neglect of his responsibilities in the crisis was a point of significant concern with Kim Jong Un saying "...the premier looked round the site once or twice with the attitude of an onlooker and sent a vice-premier to it, who played the role of a fuel supplier only".<ref name=":0" />
In his critique, Kim Jong Un hinted at the possibility of expelling the director of the Tideland Reclamation Bureau from the WPK, implying that the director may have played a role in the mishandling of the disaster.<ref name=":0" />
The North Korean leader emphasized the necessity of ideological and moral reforms among government officials. He called on them to demonstrate a strong work ethic and unwavering commitment to the nation's well-being. Kim Jong Un underscored that the damage resulting from the Ansok tideland flooding was not solely a natural calamity but rather a human-induced disaster. He held accountable those who did not heed the Party's guidance and exhibited irresponsibility in their duties. Following this incident, according to a [[North Hamgyong Province|North Hamgyong]] resident, "administrative officials, including the
▲In his critique, Kim Jong Un hinted at the possibility of expelling the director of the Tideland Reclamation Bureau from the WPK, implying that the director may have played a role in the mishandling of the disaster.<ref name=":0" />
▲The North Korean leader emphasized the necessity of ideological and moral reforms among government officials. He called on them to demonstrate a strong work ethic and unwavering commitment to the nation's well-being. Kim Jong Un underscored that the damage resulting from the Ansok tideland flooding was not solely a natural calamity but rather a human-induced disaster. He held accountable those who did not heed the Party's guidance and exhibited irresponsibility in their duties. Following this incident, according to a [[North Hamgyong Province|North Hamgyong]] resident, "administrative officials, including the People’s Committee and managers of factories and institutions at all levels, are walking on eggshells".<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Kim Jong Un blasts premier for typhoon lack of preparedness |url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/premier-09122023155452.html |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Radio Free Asia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=KCNA {{!}} Article {{!}} Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects Ansok Tideland under Restoration |url=http://kcna.kp/en/article/q/4a83e624aceded6369079e5cf299aa80.kcmsf |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=kcna.kp}}</ref>
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