Kim Moon-soo (politician)

Kim Moon-Soo 김문수 金文洙
Kim with the commanding officer of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in 2008
33rd Governor of Gyeonggi Province
In office 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2014
Preceded by	Sohn Hak-kyu
Succeeded by	Nam Kyung Pil
Member of the National Assembly
In office 30 May 1996 – 24 April 2006
Preceded by	Park Kyu-sik
Succeeded by	Cha Myeong-jin
Constituency	Sosa (Bucheon)
Personal details
Born	August 27, 1951 Yeongcheon, South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Political party	Saenuri
Alma mater	Seoul National University

Kim Moon-soo (Hangul: 김문수, August 27, 1951) is a Korean Saenuri Party politician and the 32nd Governor of Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. A former labor activist, he began his career in politics when he participated in the foundation of the People’s Party in 1990. He was elected to the 15th National Assembly at Sosa-gu, Bucheon, as a candidate for the Grand National Party. After continuing to serve as a member of the assembly in the 16th and the 17th National Assemblies, he became the 4th Governor of Gyeonggi Province to be elected by popular vote in 2006.

Born in 1951, Kim is the third son in his family, and has three brothers and three sisters. After graduating from Yeongcheon Elementary School in Gyeongsangbuk-do, he moved to Daegu Metropolitan City without his family, where he attended Gyeongbuk Middle School and Gyeongbuk High School.

In 1970, Kim Moon-Soo entered the Department of Business Administration, in the College of Business at Seoul National University, but was expelled in 1971 allegedly for participating in the October 15 nationwide student protests. In 1974, he was expelled from university again due to his involvement in the National Democratic Youth and Students Union case.

He reentered the Department of Business Administration at Seoul National University in 1994, and two years later graduated from university, 25 years after his initial acceptance in 1970.

In 1974, he served as the assistant cloth cutter at a fabric plant in Cheonggyecheon, acquiring national engineer’s licenses for environmental management and safety management in 1977. He was elected as the Dorco Labor Union Leader of the Federation of Korean Metal Workers Trade Unions in 1978. He was arrested and tortured by the dictatorial government in 1980, but his indictment was suspended so that he could serve for Dorco again.

Kim served as the secretary of the Jun Tae-Il Memorial Society in 1985, and was arrested again for participating in the Incheon May 3 Protest for Constitutional Amendment for Direct Election System in 1986 when he served as the a member of the direction committee for Seoul Confederation of Labor Movement. He was tortured and was imprisoned for two and a half years.