Kim Moon-soo

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Kim Moon-soo (Korean: 김문수; born 27 August 1951) is a South Korean politician and former labor activist who served as the governor of Gyeonggi Province from 2006 to 2014 and as the minister of employment and labor from 2024 to 2025. A member of the People Power Party, he was the party's nominee in the 2025 presidential election, losing to DPK nominee Lee Jae Myung. Born in Yeongcheon, Kim graduated from Seoul National University in 1994, a degree he earned 25 years after first enrolling, having been expelled twice for participating in student protests against the government. He was arrested and tortured by the dictatorial government in 1980, but his indictment was later suspended. In 1986, Kim was arrested on charges of leading the Incheon 3 May direct election constitutional amendment struggle as a member of the Seoul Confederation of Labor Movement, was tortured, and served 2 years in prison. A former labor activist, he began his career in politics when he participated in the foundation...

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