Moon Jae-in Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Profession	Politician
Party	Democratic Party of Korea
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
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in Feet Inches- 5' 6"
Eye Color	Hazel
Hair Color	White
Personal Life
Date of Birth	24 January 1953
Age (as in 2020)	67 Years
Birthplace	Geoje, South Korea
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Signature
Nationality	South Korean
Hometown	Geoje, South Korea
School	Kyungnam High School, Busan, South Korea
College/University	Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
Educational Qualifications	Bachelor of Laws from Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
Debut	In 2012, when he joined Democratic Party of Korea
Family	Father- Moon Yong-hyung (a refugee from South Hamgyeong Province) Mother- Kang Han-ok
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Ethnicity	Asian
Hobbies	Reading, Traveling
Girls, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Kim Jeong-suk (Vocalist)
Children	He has one son and one daughter.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Moon Jae-in

• He was born in Geoje, South Korea.

• He was the first son among five children of his parents.

• His father, Moon Yong-hyung was a refugee from South Hamgyeong Province (presently in North Korea) who settled in Geoje as a laborer.

• Moon’s family finally settled in Busan, where he attended the high school.

• During his studies in Kyunghee University, he was arrested and expelled from the university for organizing a student protest against the Yushin Constitution.

• Later, he was commissioned in the South Korean Military and became a part of a military mission during the Axe murder incident.

• He stood 2nd in the Bar Exam. However, he was not allowed to become a judge/government prosecutor as he had been involved in the activities against the dictatorship as a student. So, he chose to become a lawyer instead.

• As a lawyer, he worked with future President Roh Moo-hyun and became a close friend of him. He remained his friend until Roh’s suicide in 2009.

• He took a number of cases involving civil rights issues and human rights. He became a member of Minbyun and later, served as the Chairman of Human Rights at Busan Bar.

• In 1988, he became a founding member of the South Korean newspaper “The Hankyoreh.” 

• After Roh’s suicide in 2009, many liberals in Korea found Moon to be a suitable candidate against Park Geun-hye (a candidate of the conservative Saenuri Party).

• Despite being indifferent to politics, he started to get involved in it.

• In 2011, he published a memoir- Moon Jae-in: The Destiny, which became a bestseller.
  

  Moon Jae-in The Destiny

• Despite his rising popularity among the people of Korea, he lost the 2012 Presidential Election.

• On 2 February, he was elected as the leader of “New Politics Alliance for Democracy.”

• He contested the 2017 Presidential Elections and on 10 May 2017, he won the election by winning 41.1% votes (with 13,423,800 votes).

• On 10 May 2017, after official votes were counted, he was sworn in as the 12th President of South Korea.

• After being elected as the President of South Korea, he delivered a statement in which he favored a peaceful reunification of the two Koreas.
• In April 2020, Moon Jae-in-led ruling party registered a landslide victory in national assembly elections, in what was seen as an endorsement of President Moon Jae-in’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  

  South Korean President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook cast their absentee ballots at a polling station for parliamentary election in Seol