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Lee Jae Myung
On June 4, 2025, Democratic Party leader Lee Jae Myung became the 14th president of South Korea. He was previously the sixth governor of Gyeonggi province from 2018 to 2021, and the member of the National Assembly for Gyeyang B from 2022 to 2025.
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8 Dec 1963
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President of Republic of Korea
Nnew launch vehicles for nuclear-capable short-range missiles during a military ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea, in February. Photo: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pictured on April 3 during a meeting with his French counterpart in Seoul. Photo: Yonhap/dpa
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North Korea launches fifth missile test after dousing South’s peace hopes

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Park Wang-yeol (centre), a South Korean national detained in the Philippines, arrives at Incheon International Airport in South Korea on Wednesday. Photo: Yonhap/EPA
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and other officials inspect what remains of a factory in Daejeon on Saturday, after a huge fire that killed 14 people. Photo: via Reuters
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Heavy smoke rise following a fire at a car parts factory in Daejeon on Friday. Photo: AFP
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A THAAD missile defense launcher sits at a US military base in Seongju, South Korea, on March 5. Photo: AFP
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Patriot missile launchers are seen deployed at a US military base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Sunday. Photo: Yonhap/AFP
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