Moon Jae-in | |
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문재인 | |
 Moon in 2019 | |
| 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 | Hwang Kyo-ahn (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Yoon Suk Yeol |
| Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea | |
| In office 9 February 2015 – 27 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Moon Hee-sang (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Kim Chong-in (interim) |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Chang Je-won |
| Succeeded by | Chang Je-won |
| Constituency | Sasang (Busan) |
| Chief of Staff to the President | |
| In office 12 March 2007 – 24 February 2008 | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Preceded by | Lee Byung-wan |
| Succeeded by | Yu Woo-ik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1953 Geoje, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | a daughter and a son, Moon Joon Yong |
| Parent(s) | Moon Yong-hyung (father) Kang Han-ok (mother) |
| Alma mater | Kyung Hee University (LLB) |
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| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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| Website | moonjaein.com 19president.pa.go.kr 19report.president.pa.go.kr |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | South Korea |
| Branch/service | Republic of Korea Army |
| Years of service | 1975–1978 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | Army Special Warfare Command |
| Battles/wars | Operation Paul Bunyan[1][2] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 문재인 |
| Hanja | 文在寅 |
| Revised Romanization | Mun Jaein |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mun Chaein |
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Moon Jae-in (Korean: 문재인; Korean pronunciation: [mun.dʑɛ.in]; born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean politician who served as the 12th (19th election) president of South Korea from 2017 to 2022. Before his presidency, he served as Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs and Chief of Staff to President Roh Moo-hyun,[3] Member of the National Assembly, and Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea.
Born to North Korean refugees, Moon was raised in poverty in Busan.[4] He excelled in school and studied law at Kyung Hee University. He became a lawyer and was involved in human rights activism with Roh Moo-hyun. He was imprisoned for organizing a protest against the Yushin Constitution. As a result of his work in human rights law, Moon was chosen to be Roh's campaign manager in the 2002 presidential election.[5] He served in Roh's administration in various official capacities. In 2012, Moon was a candidate for the Democratic United Party in the 2012 presidential election, which he lost to Park Geun-hye, in which Park was aided by the National Intelligence Service (NIS).[6]
In the 2017 presidential election, Moon was elected president as the Democratic Party of Korea candidate after Park Geun-hye was impeached and removed from office.[7][8] As president, Moon received international attention for his meetings with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un at inter-Korean summits in April, May, and September 2018, making him the third South Korean president to meet their North Korean counterpart. On June 30, 2019, he met with both Kim and Donald Trump, then-president of the United States, at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Moon favors the Sunshine Policy, a peaceful Korean reunification.[9] On economic policy, he favors reform of chaebols (conglomerates),[10] raised the minimum wage by more than 16%,[11] and lowered the maximum workweek from 68 to 52 hours.[12] During the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, Moon has received praise domestically and internationally,[13] and helped his party win a historic victory in the 2020 South Korean legislative election.[14]
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- ^ "Moon Jae-in: Who is South Korea's new president?". BBC News. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ Min-ho, Jung (May 9, 2017). "Moon Jae-in: Son of war refugees rises to power". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ UnMyeong (destiny). Seoul: Moon Jae In. 2011. pp. 196~205. ISBN 978-89-7777-188-8.
- ^ McCurry, Justin (August 4, 2017). "South Korea spy agency admits trying to rig 2012 presidential election". The Guardian. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Moon Jae-in Elected as 19th President...Promises to Undertake Reform and National Reconciliation". Archived from the original on July 18, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Moon Jae-in Sworn in as 19th S. Korean President". KBS World Radio. Archived from the original on May 24, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ Fifield, Anna (May 2, 2017). "South Korea's likely next president asks the U.S. to respect its democracy". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "South Korea's antitrust tsar has a good shot at taming the chaebol". The Economist. January 6, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ 다시 불붙는 최저임금 논쟁 "속도조절"vs"1만원 공약 달성". MK. March 30, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ Haas, Benjamin (February 28, 2018). "South Korea cuts 'inhumanely long' 68-hour working week". The Guardian. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ 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.