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Moon Jae-in
President, South KoreaBirth DetailsJanuary 24, 1953 | Geoje Island, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
LeaguePolitician
EducationLLB, Kyung Hee University
Moon Jae-in’s Journey so far ...
Before you go ...
- In 1982, Moon Jae-in partnered with his friend Roh Moo-hyun (another future President) to start a law firm in Busan which specialised in human and civil rights issues
- In 2003, when Roh Moo-hyun was elected as the President of South Korea, Jae-in was appointed as the senior secretary for civil affairs in his cabinet
- Following Moo-hyun’s suicide in 2009, Jae-in became the chairperson of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation in 2010
- In 2012, Jae-in ran for President for the first time but lost to Park Geun-Hye. That year, he was elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Sasang district of Busan
- In 2015, he was named the chairperson of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy
- Jae-in was elected the 12th President of the Republic of Korea on May 9, 2017
- Moon has sought to boost the defence, chip, electronics and major manufacturing industries both as a way to spur economic growth through exports, as well as to chart a more independent path in a country that has relied heavily on its major ally, the United States
- In early 2021, he came under fierce attack from the Opposition for corruption, skyrocketing home prices and incompetent administration. After local elections defeat, he had to replace the Prime Minister and six other Cabinet ministers in a bid to revive his Democratic Party
- Moon has been actively involved with various stakeholders to denuclearise the Korean Peninsula. He staked his legacy on improving relations with North Korea and helped set up summit meetings between Kim Jong Un and then US President Donald Trump in 2018 and 2019
- South Korea’s aggressive tracing and testing early in the Covid 19 pandemic had made the country a global success story; however, Moon came under fire for his poor vaccine procurement plans
- His single term as President will end in early 2022
Before you go ...
- While in college, Jae-in was jailed for protesting against the authoritarian rule of the then President Park Chung-Hee
- In 1975, he was conscripted to the South Korean army where he served as a special commando
Last Updated: 25/08/2021
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