North Korea appointed a new vice premier, Im Chol Ung (임철웅), on May 22, KCNA reported Thursday.

The Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK – North Korea’s rubber-stamp legislature – approved the appointment, which was likely decided upon by senior party officials on an earlier date.

Im joins five incumbents – Kim Tok Hun, Kim Yong Jin, Ri Chol Man, Ri Mu Yong and Ro Tu Chol – in the post of vice premier of the DPRK, a senior cabinet position. Vice premiers – who may sometimes concurrently hold other offices – perform primarily ceremonially and representative