Moon Jae-in
Moon Jae-in (Korean pronunciation: [mun.dʑɛ̝.in]; born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean politician. He was the 12th President of South Korea from 10 May 2017 until 9 May 2022. He won the majority vote in the 2017 presidential election.[1]
Moon Jae-in | |
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문재인 | |
.jpg) Moon Jae-in in 2017 | |
| 12th President of South Korea | |
| In office 10 May 2017 – 9 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Hwang Kyo-ahn Yoo Il-ho (Acting) Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun Hong Nam-ki (Acting) Kim Boo-kyum |
| Preceded by | Park Geun-hye Hwang Kyo-ahn ((Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Yoon Suk-yeol |
| 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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1953 Geoje, South Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Korea |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Jung-sook (m. 1981) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Kyung Hee University (LL.B.) |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  South Korea |
| Branch/service |  Republic of Korea Army |
| Years of service | 1975-1978 |
| Rank |  Byeongjang (Sergeant) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 문재인 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Mun Jaein |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mun Chaein |
Moon was 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]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, Moon became well known for his handling of the virus and had positive support over it.[4] It helped his party win a historic victory in the 2020 legislative election.[5]
References
change- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Firedhoff, Karl (April 1, 2020). "President Moon Jae-In Handled the Coronavirus Well, but Can He Win South Korea's April Elections?". The National Interest. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑ "S. Korean ruling party wins landslide election on strength of virus response". France24. April 16, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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