Lee Jae Myung
President of the Republic of Korea
“The resolve of one person can alter the tides of history.
Be that person. Be the beginning of change.”
-May 12, 2025-
Personal Data
- Full Name Lee Jae Myung (Hangul: 이재명 / Hanja: 李在明)
- Date of BirthDecember 22, 1964
- FamilyMarried to Kim Hea Kyung with two sons
- ReligionChristianity
Education
- Aug. 1978Passed the High School Equivalency Examination
- April 1980Passed the College Entrance Equivalency Examination
- Feb. 1986B.A. in Law, Chung-Ang University
Career
- 1986 Passed the 28th National Judicial Examination
- 1989 Completed the Judicial Research and Training Institute course (18th class)
- 1989 Opened a law firm and began private practice
- 1989 Member of the International Solidarity Committee, MINBYUN (Lawyers for a Democratic Society)
- 1990–1994Director of Icheon Labor Counseling Center and Gwangju Labor Counseling Center
- 1994–2005 Executive Director of Seongnam People's Solidarity; Director of Seongnam AntiCorruption Reporting Center
- 2010–2018 Mayor of Seongnam City (5th and 6th popularly elected terms)
- 2018–2021 Governor of Gyeonggi Province (7th popularly elected term)
- 2022–2025 Member of the 21st and 22nd National Assembly (Gyeyang-eul District, Incheon)
- 2022–2025 Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea
- 2025- President of the Republic of Korea
Authored Publications
- 2018 A Factory Boy's Diary
- 2022 The Road We Walk Together Is Not Lonely
- 2022 The Dream Which Led Me Here
- 2025 In the End, the People Do It