Moon Jae-in
Moon Jae-in (Korean pronunciation: [mun.dʑɛ̝.in]; born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean politician. He is the 12th and current President of South Korea since 10 May 2017 after winning the majority vote in the 2017 presidential election.[1]
Moon Jae-in | |
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문재인 | |
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12th President of South Korea | |
Assumed office 10 May 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Hwang Kyo-ahn Yoo Il-ho (Acting) Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun |
Preceded by | Park Geun-hye Hwang Kyo-ahn ((Acting) |
Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea | |
In office 9 February 2015 – 27 January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Ahn Cheol-soo, Kim Han-gil |
Succeeded by | Kim Chong-in |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Chang Je-won |
Succeeded by | Chang Je-won |
Constituency | Busan Sasang |
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Born | Geoje, South Gyeongsang, South Korea | 24 January 1953
Political party | Democratic Party of Korea |
Spouse(s) | Kim Jeong-suk |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Kyung Hee University (LL.B.) |
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Years of service | 1975-1978 |
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Hangul | 문재인 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Mun Jaein |
McCune–Reischauer | Mun Chaein |
Moon most recently served as the opposition leader of the Minjoo Party of Korea from 2015 to 2016. He was a member of the 19th National Assembly. He was the Democratic United Party's candidate for the 2012 presidential election after winning a majority in the party primaries. However, lost the election to Park Geun-hye.
He was formerly a lawyer and chief of staff to late President Roh Moo-hyun prior to getting into politics.
In April 2018, Moon and Kim Jong-un formerly attended the inter-Korean summit of 2018. They both agreed to formally end the Korean War before 2019.[2][3]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "South Korea presidency 'won by liberal Moon Jae-in'".
- ↑ "North Korean leader to visit South for first time". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Koreas make nuclear pledge after summit". BBC News. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
Other websitesEdit
- Media related to Moon Jae-in at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Korean) Moon Jae-in Camp