Head of the Jagang Provincial People��s Committee Kim Tok Hun has been promoted to vice premier of North Korea's cabinet, Chosun Central News Agency announced on the 30^th.

Kim is thought to have held a managerial position at the Taean Heavy Machine Works Industrial Complex before emerging as a delegate of the Supreme People��s Assembly in September, 2003. 

Since Kim Jong Il's death in late 2011, Kim has been referred to a number of times in North Korean media as the head of the Jagang Provincial People��s Committee.

This appointment brings the total number of cabinet vice premiers to five.  The others are Ro Tu Chol, Ri Mu Yong, Kim Yong Jin and Ri Chol Man.

As the executive branch of the state, the cabinet is largely responsible for implementing economic policy. It is also in charge of overseeing the local People��s Committees.