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Yoon Suk Yeol | |
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윤석열 | |
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 13th President of South Korea | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Choo Kyung-ho (acting) Han Duck-soo Choi Sang-mok (acting) |
| Preceded by | Moon Jae-in |
| Prosecutor General of South Korea | |
| In office 25 July 2019 – 4 March 2021 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Moon Moo-il |
| Succeeded by | Cho Nam-kwan (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1960 Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | People Power (2021–present) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Education | Seoul National University (LLB, LLM) |
| Religion | Catholicism (Christian Name: Ambrose)[1] |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yun Seok-yeol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Sok-yol |
Yoon Suk Yeol (Hangul: 윤석열; Hanja: 尹錫悅, born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and former public prosecutor. Yoon is the 13th President of South Korea since 2022. He was Prosecutor General of South Korea from 2019 to 2021. As the chief prosecutor of South Korea, Yoon was important in finding former President Park Geun-hye guilty for abuse of power.[2]
In December 2024, Yoon declared declared martial law in the country, however it was quickly reversed by the National Assembly. He was then impeached on 7 December, however stayed in office after the vote was not successful.[3] Yoon was then successfully impeached on 14 December 2024, with his presidential duties suspended.[4]
- ↑ "윤석열 후보자 정보 대선2022". joongang.co.kr. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ↑ Shin, Hyonhee (2021-11-05). "S.Korea's ex-top prosecutor to challenge Moon's party in 2022 presidential election". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ↑ Kim, Cynthia; Park, Ju-min; Lee, Joyce (7 December 2024). "South Korea's Yoon survives martial law impeachment move after his party boycotts vote". Reuters.
- ↑ "Yoon suspended from presidential duties after impeachment vote". The Korea Times. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.