Noh Young-min (; born 25 November 1957) is a South Korean politician previously served as the

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to the President

Moon Jae-in Moon Jae-in (; ; born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean former politician, civil servant and lawyer who served as the 12th president of South Korea between 2017 and 2022. Prior to his presidency, he served as Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs an ...

and his first ambassador to China. He is a three-term parliamentarian of the ruling party,

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, and reportedly one of the closest confidants of Moon. Noh was admitted to

Yonsei University Yonsei University (; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. As a member of the "SKY" universities, Yonsei University is deemed one of the three most prestigious institutions in the country. It is particularly respected in the ...

to study business management in 1976. In 1977 he was imprisoned for two years for being involved in a protest against authoritarian regime of

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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

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. 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

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, Noh took various high-level roles in his party and its preceding parties. He was also the chief of staff to Moon's first presidential campaign in 2012. After announcing that he won't run for re-election in 2016 general election, he helped

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's campaign for his constituency's seat in parliament and later Moon's presidential campaign in 2017.

Electoral history

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Noh, Young-min Living people Ambassadors of South Korea to China Yonsei University alumni People from Cheongju 1957 births Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Minjoo Party of Korea politicians Uri Party politicians Chiefs of Staff to the President of South Korea