Moon Jae-in
President of South Korea from 2017 to 2022
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| April 24 2025 | Moon Jae-in was indicted for bribery, specifically suspected of facilitating his former son-in-law's employment at Eastar Jet in exchange for Lee Sang-jik's appointment as head of the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency. |
| February 2025 | Moon expressed regret for appointing Yoon Suk Yeol as Prosecutor General, acknowledging that Yoon used the prosecution reform conflict to enter politics and win the presidency. He also criticized Yoon as 'completely unfit for the presidency'. |
| February 14 2025 | The Hankyoreh revealed a notebook from former Defense Intelligence Command leader Roh Sang-won, which contained specific plans to arrest Moon and other individuals. |
| December 3 2024 | Following the declaration of martial law by President Yoon Suk Yeol, Moon publicly advocated for the National Assembly to protect democracy and urged the military to refrain from interfering with the assembly's actions. |
| May 2024 | Moon published a memoir entitled From the Periphery to the Center, which renewed discussion of several controversies related to his presidency. |
| 2022 | The failure of Moon's government to adequately address the housing crisis in Seoul and surrounding areas contributed to the opposition conservatives winning the presidential election. |
| May 10 2022 | Yoon Suk Yeol succeeded Moon Jae-in as President of South Korea. |
| May 9 2022 | Moon Jae-in completes his presidential term, with his cabinet officially concluding its service. |
| May 9 2022 | Moon Jae-in left office as President of South Korea. |
| May 3 2022 | Moon Jae-in was awarded the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, one of South Korea's highest honors, on May 3, 2022. |
| 2021 | By January 2021, a Realmeter survey indicated that Moon Jae-in's approval rating had decreased to 34%, the lowest point during his presidency. |
| September 21 2021 | Named a Member of the Order for Exceptional Merits by Slovenia, highlighting his distinguished service. |
| September 21 2021 | Moon Jae-in became a Member of the Order for Exceptional Merits in Slovenia. |
| August 25 2021 | Moon Jae-in was awarded the Grand Collar of the Order of Boyaca by Colombia. |
| July 21 2021 | On July 21, 2021, the Supreme Court sentenced Kim Kyung-soo to two years for online-rigging operations, leading to his loss of position as governor. |
| June 14 2021 | Moon Jae-in received the Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria. |
| June 8 2021 | Moon Jae-in received the Collar of the Order of Civil Merit from Spain. |
| May 14 2021 | Lim Hyesook becomes Minister of Science and ICT, marking the first woman to head the ministry. |
| April 16 2021 | Chung Sye-kyun steps down as Prime Minister, replaced by Kim Boo-kyum. |
| February 11 2021 | Hwang Hee becomes Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
| February 9 2021 | Chung Eui-yong becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs, succeeding Kang Kyung-wha who was the ministry's first woman head. |
| February 5 2021 | Kwon Chil-seung is appointed as Minister of SMEs and Startups. |
| 2020 | In response to a spike in COVID-19 cases, thousands of demonstrators protested against Moon Jae-in's policies in downtown Seoul, leading police to announce their intention to investigate participants for potential violations of health regulations. |
| 2020 | Moon's government reduced the maximum workweek from 68 hours to 52 hours, promoting better work-life balance for South Koreans. |
| 2020 | Under Moon's leadership, the minimum wage was increased and childcare benefits were expanded, in addition to improving healthcare coverage. |
| 2020 | Moon Jae-in's party won a historic victory in the 2020 South Korean legislative election. |
| 2020 | Human Rights Watch criticized President Moon Jae-in, highlighting his failure to promote human rights for the LGBTQ community despite beginning his legal career as a human rights advocate. |
| 2020 | Moon's administration initiated a transition towards green economic growth by introducing a Green New Deal plan and pledging carbon neutrality by 2040. |
| December 2020 | Under Moon Jae-in's administration, a series of reforms were approved by the National Assembly, including the removal of the National Intelligence Service's involvement in domestic intelligence and transferring those powers to the National Police Agency. |
| December 2020 | A new National Bureau of Investigation was established, designed to be quasi-independent and insulated from the National Police Agency. |
| December 2020 | In a special report by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, Moon emphasized the necessity of enacting the Equality Act in South Korea. |
| December 2020 | The establishment of local policing was initiated, allowing each city and province to create its own autonomous police force rather than relying on a single national police force. |
| December 2020 | The National Assembly passed revisions to the May 18 Special Act to penalize those making false factual claims regarding the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. |
| December 2020 | Revisions to the Inter-Korean Relations Act were approved, penalizing the sending of flyers to North Korea via balloons launched near the demilitarized zone. |
| December 2020 | The Labor Standards Act was revised to set the maximum work week to 52 hours, while also guaranteeing paid parental leave for temporary workers. |
| December 2020 | Expansions to the range of workers eligible to participate in unions and an increase in the maximum duration of collective bargaining agreements from two years to three were also enacted. |
| December 2020 | The launch of the new Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) took place, along with stripping the opposition's right to veto appointments of a new agency head. |
| December 24 2020 | Kwon Deok-cheol appointed as Minister of Health and Welfare |
| October 3 2020 | On the national foundation day, conservative groups organized drive-thru anti-government rallies in southern Seoul, amidst concerns regarding the spread of the coronavirus. |
| September 23 2020 | In a video speech at the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Moon Jae-in expressed his hopes for an end-of-war declaration to promote reconciliation and permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula. |
| July 2020 | Moon did not provide open support for South Korea's first comprehensive anti-discrimination law proposed to offer legal protection for minority communities, including the LGBTQ community. |
| July 27 2020 | Lee In-young appointed as Minister of Unification, serving until 9 May 2022 |
| July 13 2020 | Park Sang-hak, a South Korean citizen and North Korean defector, published an op-ed in The Washington Post, accusing the Moon administration of attempting to silence human rights activists to appease North Korea. |
| July 9 2020 | Park Won-soon, Mayor of Seoul, passes away |
| July 3 2020 | Suh Hoon succeeds Chung Eui-yong as Director of National Security Office |
| June 2020 | The Moon government moved to revoke the civic licenses of Park Sang-hak's nongovernmental organization, inhibiting their ability to conduct charity fundraisers. |
| June 16 2020 | North Korea blew up the inter-Korean joint liaison office, marking a significant setback in relations with South Korea under Moon Jae-in's administration. |
| June 2 2020 | The libel case against Koh Young-ju was appealed, with the prosecutor representing Moon Jae-in seeking one and a half years of jail time for Koh. |
| April 2020 | Moon Jae-in's Democratic Party won 163 constituency seats in the legislative election, while their satellite Platform party secured 17 proportional representation seats, resulting in a total of 180 seats in the National Assembly, achieving the largest majority since democracy was reestablished in 1987. |
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