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Chief Presidential Secretary
The Chief of Staff to the President (), or Chief Presidential Secretary, is the highest-ranking employee of the Blue House and serves as chief of staff to the President of South Korea. The chief presidential secretary is traditionally one of the first officials appointed by an incoming president. Former President Moon Jae-in was a former chief of staff. List of chiefs of staff See also * Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy * Office of the President (South Korea) * Senior Presidential Secretary * President of South Korea * Government of South Korea * Politics of South Korea * White House Chief of Staff * Chief Cabinet Secretary The is a member of the cabinet and is the leader and chief executive of the Cabinet Secretariat of Japan. The Chief Cabinet Secretary coordinates the policies of ministries and agencies in the executive branch, and also serves as the government ... References {{Ministries of South Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emblem Of South Korea
The National Emblem of the Republic of Korea (; Hanja: , ) consists of the ''taegeuk'' symbol present on the South Korean national flag surrounded by five stylized petals and a ribbon bearing the inscription of the official Korean name of the country (''Daehan Minguk''), in Korean characters. The Taegeuk represents peace and harmony. The five petals all have meaning and are related to South Korea's national flower, the ''Hibiscus syriacus'', or Rose of Sharon ( ko, 무궁화; Hanja: 無窮花, ''mugunghwa''). The emblem was adopted on 10 December 1963. The flower and yin-yang symbols are generally considered by South Koreans to be symbolic of the " Korean race" (, ). Gallery File:Seal of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.svg, Seal of Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1919–1948) File:Emblem of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.svg, Emblem of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1919–1948) File:Coat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roh Tae-woo
Roh Tae-woo (; ; 4 December 1932 – 26 October 2021) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the sixth president of South Korea from 1988 to 1993. Roh was a close ally and friend of Chun Doo-hwan, the predecessor leader of the country who ruled as an unelected military dictator from 1980 to 1988, and unofficially since 1979. In 1996, both leaders were sentenced for their roles in orchestrating coups as well as their subsequent human rights abuses such as the Gwangju Massacre, but was pardoned the following year by Kim Young-sam on advice of president-elect Kim Dae-jung. He was a leader of the Democratic Justice Party from 1987 to 1990 and was known for having passed the June 29 Declaration in 1987 as the leader of the party. Roh died on 26 October 2021, at the age of 88. Early life and education Roh was born on 4 December 1932 in Daegu. His ancestry could be traced from Jinan, Shandong. He is the 16th generation descendant of No Sa-sin () who was a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Young-min
Yoo Young-min (Korean: 유영민; Hanja: 兪英民; born 27 August 1951) is a South Korean politician served as the last Chief of Staff to the President Moon Jae-in from 2020 to 2022. Yoo previously served as his first Minister of Science and ICT from 2017 to 2019. Yoo has built his career on ICT across sectors from private enterprise and academia to government. After graduating in mathematics from Pusan National University, Yoo started working at LG Electronics's computing department. Before entering politics, he held senior managerial roles in major corporations in South Korea or their subsidiaries such as chief information officer of LG Electronics, vice president of LG CNS and chief operating officer of POSCO ICT. He led several government-funded institutes as the 4th president of now-National IT Industry Promotion Agency, vice president of Korean Institute of Information Scientists and Engineers and chief director of now-Korea Data Agency. Yoo first entered politics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noh Young-min
Noh Young-min (; born 25 November 1957) is a South Korean politician previously served as the Chief of Staff to the President Moon Jae-in and his first ambassador to China. He is a three-term parliamentarian of the ruling party, Democratic Party of Korea, and reportedly one of the closest confidants of Moon. Noh was admitted to Yonsei University to study business management in 1976. In 1977 he was imprisoned for two years for being involved in a protest against authoritarian regime of Park Chung-hee and in 1978 further sentenced for continuing related endeavors while in jail. In 1979 he was pardoned and released from jail. However, he was placed on police's wanted list and expelled from the university in the following year due to his involvement in Gwangju Uprising. Before being re-admitted to the university, he worked as electric engineer and labour right activist. Noh graduated from the university in 1990. While serving as a member of National Assembly, Noh took various high-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Im Jong-seok
Im Jong-seok (; born 24 April 1966) is a South Korean politician and former Chief Presidential Secretary, Chief of Staff for Moon Jae-in currently serving as Moon's Special Advisor for Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy to UAE. Im served as Moon's chief of staff during the primary and 2017 South Korean presidential election, 2017 presidential election. Im previously served as vice/deputy mayor for political/state affairs under Seoul Mayor of Seoul, Mayor Park Won-soon, a two-term member of the National Assembly (South Korea), National Assembly, and secretary-general of the Democratic Party of Korea. He was a prominent student activist in the pro-democracy movement during the 1980s. Im was head of the Hanchongryun, National Council of Student Representatives in 1989 and served three and a half years in prison for facilitating Lim Su-kyung's unauthorized visit to North Korea in violation of the National Security Act (South Korea), National Security Law. Im supports engagement with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Geun-hye
Park Geun-hye (; ; often in English ; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 to 2017, until she was impeached and convicted on related corruption charges. Park was the first woman to be elected president of South Korea, and also the first female president popularly elected as head of state in East Asia. She was also the first South Korean president to be born after the founding of South Korea. Her father, Park Chung-hee, was president from 1963 to 1979, serving five consecutive terms after he seized power in 1961. Before her presidency, Park was leader of the conservative Grand National Party (GNP) from 2004 to 2006 and leader of the Liberty Korea Party from 2011 to 2012. She was also a member of the National Assembly, serving four consecutive parliamentary terms between 1998 and 2012. Park started her fifth term as a representative elected via national list in June 2012. In 2013 and 2014, Park ranke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yim Tae-hee
Yim Tae-hee ( ko, 임태희, Hanja: 任太熙; born 1 December 1956) is a South Korean politician, incumbent Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, and former Chief Presidential Secretary, chief presidential secretary to Lee Myung-bak. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Yim, Tae-hee Living people Seoul National University alumni Liberty Korea Party politicians 1956 births South Korean presidential candidates, 2012 Pungcheon Im clan Chiefs of Staff to the President of South Korea Labor ministers of South Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Myung-bak
Lee Myung-bak (; ; ; born 19 December 1941) is a South Korean businessman and politician who served as the 10th president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013. Before his presidency, he was the CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction, and the mayor of Seoul from 2002 to 2006. He is married to Kim Yoon-ok and has three daughters and one son. His older brother, Lee Sang-deuk, is a South Korean politician. He is a Christian attending Somang Presbyterian Church. Lee is a graduate of Korea University and received an honorary degree from Paris Diderot University in 2011. Lee altered the South Korean government's approach to North Korea, preferring a more hardline strategy in the wake of increased provocation from the North, though he was supportive of regional dialogue with Russia, China and Japan. Under Lee, South Korea increased its visibility and influence in the global scene, resulting in the hosting of the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit. However, significant controversy remains in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roh Moo-hyun
Roh Moo-hyun (; ; 1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea between 2003 and 2008. Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for student activists in South Korea. His electoral career later expanded to a focus on overcoming regionalism in South Korean politics, culminating in his election to the presidency. He achieved a large following among younger internet users, which aided his success in the presidential election. Roh's election was notable for the arrival in power of a new generation of Korean politicians, the so-called 386 Generation (people in their thirties, when the term was coined, who had attended university in the 1980s and who were born in the 1960s). This generation had been veterans of student protests against authoritarian rule and advocated a conciliatory approach towards North Korea, even at the expense of good relations with the United States. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moon Hee-sang
Moon Hee-sang (Korean: 문희상; Hanja: 文喜相; born 3 March 1945) is a South Korean politician. He has a bachelor's degree in law from Seoul National University. He is a member of the National Assembly, and was the interim leader of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK; ), formerly known as the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), is a Liberalism, liberal list of political parties in South Korea, political party in South Korea. Controlling the unicameral National Asse ... from 2014 to 2015. On 13 July 2018, he was elected as the new Speaker of the National Assembly. References External linksOfficial website * * Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Speakers of the National Assembly (South Korea) Minjoo Party of Korea politicians Seoul National University School of Law alumni Kyungbock High School alumni People from Uijeongbu 1945 births Living people Chiefs of Staff to the President of South Kor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Jie-won
Park Jie-won(; born 5 June 1942) is a South Korean politician who served as Director of the National Intelligence Service. He was the chief presidential secretary to President Kim Dae-jung, and served as the Minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and coined the term "Esports" during his administration. On 9 April 2008, he was elected as a member of 18th National Assembly of South Korea for Mokpo as an independent. After being elected, he returned to the Democratic party. In May 2012, he became the floor leader for the Democratic United Party. In 2018, he declared that he would leave People's Party and joined to the Party for Democracy and Peace. Early life and education Park Jie-won attended Moontae High School in Mokpo and graduated in 1960. Park studied business in Dankook University and graduated in 1969. Park joined Lucky Goldstar (now LG) in 1970. Life in the United States Park Jie-won immigrated to the United States in 1972, and became popular amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Dae-jung
Kim Dae-jung (; ; 6 January 192418 August 2009), was a South Korea, South Korean politician and activist who served as the eighth president of South Korea from 1998 to 2003. He was a 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea and Japan. He is also the only Korean to have won the Nobel Prize to date. He was sometimes referred to as "the Nelson Mandela of Asia". Kim was the first opposition candidate to win the presidency. Early life Kim Dae-Jung was born on 6 January 1924, but he later edited his birth date to 3 December 1925 to avoid conscription under Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese colonial rule. Kim was the second of seven children. His father, Kim Un-sik, was a farmer. Kim was a 12th generation descendant of Kim Ik-soo (김익수;金益壽) who served as Second Minister of the Board of War (병조참판;兵曹參判) and the civil minister ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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