Ms Kim Yo Jong, a key adviser to her brother, was promoted to a position on the State Affairs Commission.PHOTO: REUTERS
Daily Mail: Kim Jong Un’s influential sister is promoted to North Korea’s top government body – her highest rank yet
* Kim Yo Jong, 34, was promoted to a position on the State Affairs Commission
* Nine members of the commission were fired including one vice-president
* Yo Jong is often seen in close proximity to her brother and is a key adviser to him
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister has been appointed to her highest rank yet at the top of the country's government body. Kim Yo Jong, 34, a key adviser to her brother, was promoted to a position on the State Affairs Commission, amid a raft of changes approved by the Supreme People's Assembly, the rubber-stamp parliament.
No fewer than nine members of the commission were dismissed, including one of its vice-presidents, Pak Pong Ju, and diplomat Choe Son Hui, a rare senior woman in the North's hierarchy who has played a key role in negotiations with the United States.
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WNU Editor: Regular readers of this blog know that I have always referred to Kim Jong Un's sister as the second most powerful person in North Korea. This appointment only confirms it.
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