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Moon Jae in became President of South Korea on May 10, 2017. He previously served as Senior Presidential Secretary from 2003 to 2008. A former special forces soldier, he co-founded a human rights law firm with Roh Moo-hyun and later co-founded the newspaper The Hankyoreh in 1988.
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Moon Jae in’s activism against the Yushin dictatorship began at Kyung Hee University, where he studied law. That protest blocked him from becoming a judge or prosecutor, even though he graduated second in his class from the Judicial Research and Training Institute. He was born on January 24, 1953, on Geoje Island, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, to Kang Han ok and Moon Yong hyung. He attended Namhang Elementary School, Gyeongnam Middle School, and Kyungnam High School before university.
In 1982, Moon Jae in and Roh Moo-hyun opened a human rights law office. In 1988 he co-founded the newspaper The Hankyoreh. He served as Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs, Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Society, and Chief Presidential Secretary from 2003 to 2008 under President Roh Moo-hyun. On May 10, 2017, he became President of South Korea. He appeared as himself in the documentaries Our President 2017 and Explained 2018.
Moon Jae in married Kim Jung Sook in March 1981. They have two children: Moon Joon Yong and Moon Da hye. Kim Jung Sook was a vocalist at Kyung Hee University. The family lives at the Blue House with at least four dogs and a cat.
Moon Jae in received the Time 100, Global Citizen Awards, and Decoration for Exceptional Merits. He served in the South Korean special forces before becoming a human rights lawyer. He co-founded The Hankyoreh newspaper in 1988 and a human rights law firm with Roh Moo-hyun in 1982. He became President of South Korea in 2017.
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Creating a Structure for Mutual Prosperity Requires Lowering Regional and Transnational Barriers to Facilitate the Flow of Goods and Promote People-to-people Interactions.
I Hope Peace Is a Part of Everyday Life.
The North and South Were One People Sharing One Language and One Culture for About 5,000 Years. Ultimately, We Should Reunite.
South Korea Was Able to Build Its National Security Thanks to the U.S., and the Two Nations Will Work Together on the North Korean Nuclear Issue. However, I Believe We Need to Be Able to Take the Lead on Matters in the Korean Peninsula as the Country Directly Involved.
To Respond to North Korea by Having Our Own Nuclear Weapons Will Not Maintain Peace on the Korean Peninsula and Could Lead to a Nuclear Arms Race in Northeast Asia.
Poverty Dictated My Childhood. but There Were Benefits as Well: I Became Independent, More Mature Than My Peers, and I Realized That Money Is Not the Most Important Thing in Life.
If Necessary, We Will Have to Strengthen Sanctions Even Further, but the Goal of Sanctions Must Be to Bring North Korea Back to the Negotiating Table.
For Korea, ASEAN Has Undoubtedly Been a Special and Valued Friend.
South Korea and the U.S. Share Common Interests with Regard to the North Korean Nuclear Issue, so I Promise That South Korea Will Fully Consult with the U.S. on the Deployment of THAAD.
I’ll Always Be on the Move for Peace in the Korean Peninsula. If Necessary, I Will Fly Straight to Washington. I Will Go to Beijing and Tokyo And, If the Conditions Allow, to Pyongyang as Well.
I Myself Hate the Communist North Korean System. That Doesn’t Mean I Should Let the People in the North Suffer Under an Oppressive Regime.
We Will Prevent War, Whatever It Takes.
When Peaceful Reunification Comes, the First Thing I Want to Do Is to Take My 90-Year-old Mother and Go to Her Home Town.
I Believe That Dialogue Is Necessary. We Were Unable to Resolve the North Korean Nuclear Issue Through Only the Sanctions and Pressure.
My Best Quality Is That I Am Persistent. My Worst Is That I Am No Fun.
The Alliance with the United States Is and Will Always Be the Foundation of Our Diplomacy and National Security.
No One Shall Take a Military Action on the Korean Peninsula Without South Korean Consent.
I Will Do Whatever It Takes to Help Settle Peace on the Korean Peninsula.
I Do Not Agree That South Korea Needs to Develop Our Own Nuclear Weapons or Relocate Tactical Nuclear Weapons in the Face of North Korea’s Nuclear Threat.
I Will Restore a Government Based on Principle and Justice.
I Could Sit Down with Kim Jong-un, but I Will Not Meet Him for the Sake of Meeting Him. I Will Meet Kim Jong-un When Preconditions of Resolving the Nuclear Issue Are Assured.
I Do Not See It as Desirable for South Korea to Take the Back Seat and Watch Discussions Between the U.S. and China.
I Will Be President for All South Koreans.
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He became President of South Korea on May 10, 2017 and has held the office since then.
Kim Jung-sook, his wife, was a vocalist at Kyung Hee University, where Moon Jae in also studied.
From 2003 to 2008, he served as Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs, Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Society, and Chief Presidential Secretary.
Despite graduating second in his class from the Judicial Research and Training Institute, he was not allowed to become a judge or prosecutor because of his activism against the Yushin dictatorship.
In 1988, he co-founded the South Korean newspaper The Hankyoreh.
He lives with at least four dogs and a cat at the Blue House.
In 1982, he and Roh Moo-hyun opened a law office specializing in human rights and civil society.
He is a former South Korean special forces soldier.
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