- President of the Republic of Korea, May 10, 2017 - present.
- His wife, Kim Jung-sook was a vocalist at Kyung Hee University where he was also a student.
- Held roles as Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs, Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Society and Chief Presidential Secretary from 2003 to 2008.
- Graduated from the Institute as the second in his class but was not admitted to become a judge or state prosecutor due to his history of activism against the Yushin dictatorship under Park Chung-hee's rule.
- Was a founding member of the South Korean newspaper, The Hankyoreh, in 1988.
- He lives with at least four dogs and a cat at the Blue House.
- In 1982, he opened a law office specializing in human rights and civil society with Roh Moo-hyun, who became the president of Korea for the 16th term.
- Is a former South Korean special forces soldier.
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