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.