Yoon Suk-yeol

Yoon Suk-yeol

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1960-12-18 (63 years old)

Biography

Yoon Suk Yeol (Korean: 윤석열; born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and attorney who is the 13th (20th presidency) and current president of South Korea since 2022. A member of the People Power Party, he previously served as the prosecutor general of South Korea from 2019 to 2021 under his presidential predecessor Moon Jae-In.

Born in Seoul, Yoon attended Seoul National University. In his capacity as the Chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office, he played a key role in convicting former presidents Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak for abuse of power. Yoon was appointed prosecutor general of South Korea by President Moon Jae-in in July 2019. During Yoon's leadership, the Supreme Prosecutor's Office conducted embattled investigations into Cho Kuk, an influential figure in the Moon administration, that would lead to Cho's resignation as minister of Justice. Yoon's clashes with the Moon administration until his resignation as prosecutor general in March 2021 led to his rise as a prominent presidential candidate among conservative voters, ahead of the 2022 presidential election.

In June 2021, Yoon announced his candidacy in the 2022 South Korean presidential election. He joined the right-wing People Power Party (PPP) in July, and won the PPP nomination in November. Considered conservative and economically liberal, Yoon ran on a platform promising economic deregulation and other measures such as abolishing the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. Yoon narrowly defeated Democratic Party nominee Lee Jae-myung on 9 March 2022 and assumed office as president on 10 May 2022. Yoon's foreign policy has been described as hawkish towards North Korea, and more friendly to neighboring country Japan than that of previous South Korean presidents.

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1960-12-18 (63 years old)

Birth Place
Seodaemun District, South Korea

Religion
Catholic Church

Father
Yoon Ki-jung

Citizenships
South Korea

Also Known As
윤석열, 尹錫悅

Awards
Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Order of the Netherlands Lion, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Grand Order of Mugunghwa, Order of the Bath, Profile in Courage Award, Order of the White Eagle, Order of Merit for National Foundation, Time 100

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