who is the current president of South Korea
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Moon Jae-In is the current president of South Korea
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MOON JAE
Moon Jae-in (Korean: 문재인; Hanja: 文在寅; Korean pronunciation: [mun.dʑɛ.in];[a] born January 24, 1953) is the current president of South Korea, having taken office in 2017.[2][3][4][5] He previously served as chief of staff to then-president Roh Moo-hyun (2007–2008),[6] leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (2015–2016) and a member of the 19th National Assembly (2012–2016).Born to North Korean refugees, Moon was raised in poverty in the southern port city of Busan.[7] Moon excelled in school and studied law at Kyung Hee University. He became involved in human rights activism and was later imprisoned for organising a protest against the Yushin Constitution. As a result of his work in human rights law, Moon was chosen to be the campaign manager for his longtime mentor Roh Moo-hyun in his successful 2002 presidential bid[8] and served in his administration in various official capacities. In 2012, Moon was a candidate for the Democratic United Party in the 2012 presidential election, in which he lost narrowly to Park Geun-hye; Park was aided in this election by security services.[9]
Moon was elected president in 2017 as the Democratic Party's candidate following the impeachment and removal of Park Geun-hye.[10][11] As president, Moon Jae-in has achieved 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, Moon met with both North Korean chairman Kim Jong-un and United States president Donald Trump at the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
Moon is a liberal who favors a peaceful reunification with North Korea.[12] On economic policy, Moon favors reform of chaebols (conglomerates),[13] has raised the minimum wage by more than 16 percent,[14] and lowered the maximum workweek from 68 to 52 hours.[15] Moon's response to the COVID-19 pandemic has received praise domestically and internationally[16] and helped his party win a historic victory in the 2020 legislative election.[17]
Moon was included in Time magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People of 2018.