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The current president, Yoon Suk Yeol, a former prosecutor general and member of the conservative People Power Party, assumed office on 10 May 2022, after defeating the Democratic Party's nominee Lee Jae-myung with a narrow 48.5% plurality in the 2022 South Korean presidential election.
Top left: Rhee Syng-man became the first president of the Republic of Korea in 1948. Top right: Park Chung-hee was the longest-serving president, taking power during the 1961 coup d'etat , sometimes named the Tiger of Yushin Constitution in the 1970s.
Yoon Suk Yeol (Korean: 윤석열; born 19 December 1960) is a South Korean politician currently serving as the 13th (21st election) president of South Korea since 2022. Prior to his presidency, he served as the prosecutor general of South Korea between 2019 and 2021.
The relocation of the Office of the President marks the beginning of a new era in which we can realize an Office that is truly open to the people. A Resurgent Republic of Korea, a Country for the People Where All Prosper Together.
Jun 1, 2024 · Moon Jae-In (born January 24, 1953, Geoje Island, South Gyeongsang province, South Korea) is a South Korean lawyer and civil rights activist who was the president of South Korea (2017–22) and leader of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea (2015–16).
May 10, 2022 · SEOUL — Yoon Suk-yeol, the new president of South Korea, was sworn into office in Seoul on Tuesday, using his inaugural speech to make promises to heal political and economic divides at home,...
Jun 1, 2024 · Moon’s public support sagged in late 2019, after his justice minister was forced to resign in the wake of a corruption probe, and the South Korean economy began to struggle. However, his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 provided a massive boost to his popularity.
Mar 9, 2022 · Yoon Suk-yeol, formerly the country’s top prosecutor, was elected the new president of South Korea on Wednesday, ushering in an era of conservative party rule that would significantly shift...
May 10, 2022 · Yoon Suk-yeol has been sworn in as South Korea’s new president promising an “audacious” plan to North Korea, and to reinforce the South’s democracy and freedoms.
Mar 10, 2022 · South Korea’s new president is taking power at a turbulent time for the country and the path he carves could shake up the region. Conservative Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power Party...
