13 Facts About Kim Moo-sung

Kim Moo-sung is a South Korean politician as a member of the Liberty Korea Party.

Kim Moo-sung was previously the Saenuri Party leader from 2014 to 2016.

Kim Moo-sung graduated from Hanyang University in 1976, majoring in business administration.

Kim Moo-sung took courses on public policy in Korea University in 1999.

Kim Moo-sung received honorary doctorate degrees from the following institutions: Doctor of Policy from Pukyong National University, Doctor of Public Administration from Korea Maritime and Ocean University and Honorary Doctor of Political Science from Dongguk University.

Kim Moo-sung was first elected to the National Assembly representing the Nam District of Busan in 1996 as a member of the then-ruling New Korea Party.

Kim Moo-sung was elected three more times from the same district and in 2008 was forced to run as an independent after losing renomination from his own party.

Kim Moo-sung again failed to win renomination for the same constituency in 2012 and temporarily left politics between 2012 and 2013.

Kim Moo-sung ran as the Saenuri Party candidate in a by-election held in Yeongdo District, Busan, and won his fifth term in the National Assembly in 2013.

Kim Moo-sung faced criticism for comparing the skin color of a black Nigerian student to that of charcoal briquettes.

Kim Moo-sung later apologized to the Yeungnam University student on 18 December 2015.

Kim Moo-sung went viral both in Korea and abroad after he was filmed at an airport arrival area.

Kim Moo-sung slid over a bright light green suitcase manner to his assistant without having looked over where he was passing the suitcase off to, much like the eponymous move used in basketball.