Background
Kim, Dae-Jung was born on December 3, 1925 in Hungwang-Ri, Republic of Korea.
Kim, Dae-Jung was born on December 3, 1925 in Hungwang-Ri, Republic of Korea.
Student, Korea University, Seoul, 1964. Master of Arts in Economics, Kyunghee University, Seoul, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Diplomatic Academy Foreign Ministry, Moscow, 1992.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Emory University, 1983. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Catholic University America, 1993. Doctor Political Science (honorary), Won-Kwang University, Korea, 1994.
Spokesman ruling Democratic Party, 1960, 63, elected to 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th and 14th National Assemblies, 1961. Spokesman People's Party, 1965. Spokesman, member executive board New Democratic Party, 1967.
Foreign exile, political prisoner during Yushin Systems Republic of Korea, 1970-1987. Founder, president Party for Peace and Democracy, Republic of Korea, 1987-1991, New Democratic Party, Republic of Korea, 1991. Founder, co-chairman Democratic Party, Republic of Korea, 1991.
President National Assembly, 1992, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Seoul, 1997—2003. Visiting fellow Clare Hall College, University Cambridge, England, 1993. Honorary professor Moscow University, 1992, Chinese Academy Social Sciences, Beijing, 1994, Nankai University, Tianjin, China, 1994, Fudan University, Shanghai, 1994.
Inaugurated National Congress for New Politics, 1995. Co-president FDL-Associated Press, Seoul, 1994, permanent co-president, 1995.
Founder, chairman board directors Kim Dae-jung Peace Foundation for Asia-Pacific Region, 1994. Advisor Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Fund., Washington, 1983. Advisor international advisory council Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1984.
Advisor International Committee for Relief of Victims of Torture, Minneapolis, since 1984. Member International Ecological Academy.
Married Lee Hee Ho, 1962.
