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Lee Jae-myung

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Lee Jae Myung (Korean: 이재명; pronounced [i.dʑɛ.mjʌŋ]; born c. 8 December 1963) is a South Korean politician and lawyer who has served as the 14th president of South Korea since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), he held office as the party's leader from 2022 to 2025 and represented Gyeyang B in the National Assembly from 2022 to 2025. Lee previously served as Governor of Gyeonggi Province from 2018 to 2021. Lee was born into a poor family in Andong. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Lee Jae-myung is the 4,120th most popular politician (up from 10,675th in 2024), the 67th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 147th in 2019) and the 51st most popular South Korean Politician.

Lee Jae-myung is the President of South Korea as of June 2025, representing the liberal Democratic Party. He is most famous for his rise from a background of severe poverty to the nation's highest office, his populist and progressive policies, and his reputation as an outsider who challenges the political establishment.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lee Jae-myung ranks 4,120 out of 19,576. Before him are Petar Mladenov, Emperor Ping of Han, Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, Archidamus II, Stefan the First-Crowned, and Merenre Nemtyemsaf II. After him are Yolande of Aragon, Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Mohammad Khodabanda, Menahem, 12th Dalai Lama, and Pepin II of Aquitaine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Lee Jae-myung ranks 39. Before him are Ernesto Valverde, Eric Peterson, Oleksandr Turchynov, Tom Morello, Salvatore Schillaci, and Courteney Cox. After him are Gitanas Nausėda, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Guillermo del Toro, Chris Cornell, Famke Janssen, and Gianluca Vialli.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Jae-myung ranks 67 out of 1,128. Before him are Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Kim Ki-duk (1960), Charles J. Pedersen (1904), Munmu of Silla (626), Lee Byung-hun (1970), and Nam June Paik (1932). After him are Yi Hwang (1501), Queen Munjeong (1501), Son Heung-min (1992), Queen Cheorin (1837), Toyo Ito (1941), and Park Ji-sung (1981).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Lee Jae-myung ranks 51. Before him are Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69), Kim Jae-gyu (1926), Kim Tu-bong (1889), Gim Yu-sin (595), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), and Munmu of Silla (626). After him are Queen Munjeong (1501), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Kim Kyu-sik (1881), Heo Jeong (1896), Kim Jong-pil (1926), and Goh Kun (1938).

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