Lee Myung-bak is the President of South Korea

President of South Korea

The President of the Republic of Korea is, according to the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, chief executive of the government, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the head of state of the Republic of Korea...

. Prior to his presidency, he was the CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction

Hyundai Engineering and Construction

Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. is a major construction company in South Korea which has carried out projects not only in Korea but around the world. The company was founded by Chung Ju-yung in 1947 as the Hyundai Civil Works Company, and was a major component of the Hyundai Group...

 and the mayor of Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

. He is married to Kim Yoon-ok

Kim Yoon-ok

Kim Yoon-ok is the current First Lady of the Republic of Korea.-Biography and career:Kim graduated from Daegu Girls' High School in 1966 and went on to attend Ewha Womans University, where she graduated in 1970 with a B.A. in Health Education and Management. She married Lee Myung-bak on December...

 and has three daughters and one son. His older brother is Lee Sang-deuk

Lee Sang-deuk

Lee Sang-deuk is a South Korean politician and businessperson. He is very famous as the older brother of the South Korean president, Lee Myung-bak...

, a South Korean politician. He attends the Somang Presbyterian Church

Somang Presbyterian Church

Somang Presbyterian Church is a PCK church located in Gangnam-gu in Seoul, South Korea. The current South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak, also serves as the elder of this church.-Relationship with the Lee Myung-bak Government:...

. He received a honorary degree

Honorary degree

An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...

 from Paris Diderot University on May 13, 2011.

Lee altered the South Korean government's approach to North Korea, preferring a more hardline strategy in the wake of increased provocations from the North, but is also supportive of regional dialogue with Russia, China, and Japan.