Kim Moon-soo (politician)
Kim Moon-soo | |
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김문수 | |
Kim in 2025 | |
| Minister of Employment and Labour | |
| In office 30 August 2024 – 8 April 2025 | |
| President | Yoon Suk-yeol Han Duck-soo (acting) Choi Sang-mok (acting) |
| Prime Minister | Han Duck-soo Choi Sang-mok (acting) |
| Preceded by | Lee Jung-sik |
| Governor of Gyeonggi Province | |
| In office 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sohn Hak-kyu |
| Succeeded by | Nam Kyung-pil |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 1996 – 24 April 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Park Kyu-sik |
| Succeeded by | Cha Myong-jin |
| Constituency | Sosa (Bucheon) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 27, 1951 Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Political party | People Power |
| Other political affiliations | Liberty Korea (until 2020) |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (BA)[1] |
| Signature | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김문수 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Mun-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Munsu |
Kim Moon-soo (Hangul: 김문수; born August 27, 1951) is a South Korean politician. He was the minister of employment and labor from 2024 to 2025. He was the 32nd governor of Gyeonggi Province from 2006 to 2014. He was the People Power nominee for President of South Korea in the 2025 snap presidential election.[2] His campaign was briefly cancelled by the party in favor for former Acting President's Han Duck-soo's campaign, however this was reversed hours later.[3] He lost the election in June 2025 to Democratic Party nominee Lee Jae-myung.
References
- ↑ "CSIS Korea Chair Senior Policy Group Roundtable Opening Remarks by Governor Kim Moon-soo". Center for Strategic and International Studies. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ↑ 조선일보 (2025-04-09). "김문수 "'피고인 이재명' 상대는 깨끗한 내가 제격"... 대선 출마 선언" [Kim Moon-soo “I'm the cleanest candidate for ‘defendant Lee Jae-myung’”... declares presidential candidacy]. 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ↑ "South Korea's conservatives settle on Kim Moon-soo after nomination turmoil exposes rifts". Reuters. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
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