Moon Jae-in (South Korean Politician) Biography

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Party	Democratic Party of Korea

School	Kyungnam High School, Busan, South Korea
College/University	Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
Degree	Bachelor of Laws from Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea

Zodiac Sign	Aquarius
School	Kyungnam High School, Busan, South Korea
College/University	Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Ethnicity	Asian
Hobbies	Reading Traveling

Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Wife	Kim Jeong-suk (Vocalist)
Children	He has one son and one daughter.

Father	Moon Yong-hyung (a refugee from South Hamgyeong Province)
Mother	Kang Han-ok
Spouse	Kim Jeong-suk (Vocalist)
Children	He has one son and one daughter.

Political Journey	In 2012, when he joined Democratic Party of Korea On 11 April 2012, won a seat in the Sasang District of Busan as a member of the Democratic United Party On September 16, 2012, received the presidential nomination of the Democratic United Party In 2012, he ran for the Presidential Election as the Democratic United Party's candidate On 2 February 2015, elected as the leader of New Politics Alliance for Democracy In May 2017, he ran for the South Korean Presidential Election On 10 May 2017, he became the 12th President of South Korea In April 2020, his ruling party registered a landslide victory in national assembly elections
Biggest Rival	Park Geun-hye

Political Journey

In 2012, when he joined Democratic Party of Korea
On 11 April 2012, won a seat in the Sasang District of Busan as a member of the Democratic United Party
On September 16, 2012, received the presidential nomination of the Democratic United Party
In 2012, he ran for the Presidential Election as the Democratic United Party's candidate
On 2 February 2015, elected as the leader of New Politics Alliance for Democracy
In May 2017, he ran for the South Korean Presidential Election
On 10 May 2017, he became the 12th President of South Korea
In April 2020, his ruling party registered a landslide victory in national assembly elections

Biggest Rival

Park Geun-hye

1. He was born in Geoje, South Korea.
2. He was the first son among five children of his parents.
3. His father, Moon Yong-hyung, was a refugee from South Hamgyeong Province who settled in Geoje as a laborer.
4. Moon became a member of Minbyun and served as the Chairman of Human Rights at Busan Bar.
5. In 1988, he became a founding member of the South Korean newspaper 'The Hankyoreh'.
6. He contested and won the 2017 Presidential Elections.
7. He favors a peaceful reunification of the two Koreas.