During Roh's presidency, he was a former leader of the ruling Uri Party (now the Democratic United Party), and he served as Health and Welfare Minister from 2004 to 2006.
Во время президентства Но Мухёна, он бывший лидер правящей партии «Ури», и он служил министром здравоохранения и социального обеспечения с 2004 по 2006.