Moon Jae-in

His Excellency

Moon Jae-in
문재인
Moon Jae-in in 2017
12th President of South Korea
In office
10 May 2017 – 9 May 2022
Prime MinisterHwang Kyo-ahn
Yoo Il-ho (Acting)
Lee Nak-yeon
Chung Sye-kyun
Hong Nam-ki (Acting)
Kim Boo-kyum
Preceded byPark Geun-hye
Hwang Kyo-ahn ((Acting)
Succeeded byYoon Suk-yeol
Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea
In office
9 February 2015 – 27 January 2016
Preceded byAhn Cheol-soo, Kim Han-gil
Succeeded byKim Chong-in
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016
Preceded byChang Je-won
Succeeded byChang Je-won
ConstituencyBusan Sasang
Personal details
Born (1953-01-24) 24 January 1953
Geoje, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic Party of Korea
Spouse(s)Kim Jung-sook (m. 1981)
Children2
Alma materKyung Hee University (LL.B.)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance South Korea
Branch/service Republic of Korea Army
Years of service1975-1978
Rank Byeongjang (Sergeant)
Korean name
Hangul
문재인
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMun Jaein
McCune–ReischauerMun Chaein

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 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

  1. ↑ "South Korea presidency 'won by liberal Moon Jae-in'".
  2. ↑ "North Korean leader to visit South for first time". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Koreas make nuclear pledge after summit". BBC News. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "S. Korean ruling party wins landslide election on strength of virus response". France24. April 16, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

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