| Im Jong-seok | |
|---|---|
| 임종석 | |
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| Chief of Staff to the President | |
| In office 10 May 2017 – 8 January 2019 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Succeeded by | Noh Young-min |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1966-04-24) 24 April 1966 (age 58) Jangheung, South Jeolla Province, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Hanyang University |
| Signature |  |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 임종석 |
| Hanja | 任鍾晳 |
| Revised Romanization | Im Jongseok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Im Chongsŏk |
Im Jong-seok (Korean: 임종석; Hanja: 任鍾晳; born 24 April 1966) is a South Korean politician and former 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 presidential election.
Im previously served as vice/deputy mayor for political/state affairs under Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, a two-term member of the 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 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 Law.
Im supports engagement with North Korea.
Personal life
Im was born in Jangheung, South Jeolla in 1966. He is married with one daughter.
See also
References
- asia.nikkei.com/print/article/259706
- "Arirang Mobile". arirang.co.kr. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- mengnews.joins.com/view.aspx?aId=3033197
- "(profile) Ex-student activist tapped as Moon's chief of staff". Yonhap. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2017&no=312950