First Lady of South Korea
| First Lady of the Republic of Korea | |
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| 대한민국 대통령 영부인 | |
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| Abbreviation | FLOTROK, FLOSK |
| Residence | Presidential residence |
| Inaugural holder | Franziska Donner |
| Formation | 24 July 1948 (72 years ago) |
| Unofficial names | First Lady of South Korea |
| Website | (in English) eng.president.go.kr (in Korean) president.go.kr |
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The first lady of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국 대통령 영부인; Hanja: 大韓民國 大統領 令夫人, informally referred to as FLOTROK or FLOSK), commonly known as the first lady of South Korea, is the titled held by the hostess of the presidential residence, usually the wife of the president of South Korea.
During the administration of President Park Chung-hee, his daughter, Park Geun-hye, assumed the duties of first lady after her mother, Yuk Young-soo, was shot dead.[1] Park Geun-hye later became President herself (the first, and to date only, female president of South Korea), but was never married while in office, so there has yet to be a first gentleman of Korea.
The current first lady is Kim Keon-hee, wife of President Yoon Suk-yeol, in office since 10 May 2022.
List of first ladies of the Republic of Korea
The following is a list of the first ladies of South Korea.
| I# | A# | Picture | Name | Tenure | Age at the start of tenure | President (Husband, unless noted) |
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| 1 | 1 | 
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Franziska Donner (프란체스카 도너) Birth country: Austria June 15, 1900 – March 19, 1992 (aged 91) |
August 15, 1948 – April 26, 1960 |
48 years, 61 days | Rhee Syng-man m. October 8, 1934 |
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| 3 | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 
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Gong Deok-gwi (공덕귀 / 孔德貴) April 21, 1911 – November 24, 1997 (aged 86) |
August 13, 1960 – March 23, 1962 |
49 years, 114 days | Yun Bo-seon m. January 6, 1949 |
| 3 | 5 | 
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Yuk Young-soo (육영수 / 陸英修) November 29, 1925 – August 15, 1974 (aged 48) |
December 17, 1963 – August 15, 1974 |
38 years, 18 days | Park Chung-hee m. December 12, 1950 |
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Park Geun-hye[note 1] (박근혜 / 朴槿惠) Born February 2, 1952 |
August 16, 1974 – October 26, 1979 |
23 years, 195 days | Park Chung-hee (daughter) | ||
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| 4 | 10 | 
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Hong Gi (홍기 / 洪基) March 3, 1916 – July 20, 2004 (aged 88) |
December 6, 1979 – August 15, 1980 |
63 years, 278 days | Choi Kyu-hah m. 1935 |
| 5 | 11 | 
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Lee Soon-ja (이순자 / 李順子) Born March 24, 1939 |
September 1, 1980 – February 24, 1988 |
41 years, 161 days | Chun Doo-hwan m. 1958 |
| 12 | ||||||
| 6 | 13 | 
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Kim Ok-suk (김옥숙 / 金玉淑) Born September 8, 1935 |
February 25, 1988 – February 24, 1993 |
52 years, 198 days | Roh Tae-woo m. 1959 |
| 7 | 14 | 
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Son Myeong-sun (손명순 / 孫命順) Born January 16, 1929 |
February 25, 1993 – February 24, 1998 |
64 years, 40 days | Kim Young-sam m. 1951 |
| 8 | 15 | 
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Lee Hee-ho (이희호 / 李姬鎬) September 21, 1922 – June 10, 2019 (aged 96) |
February 25, 1998 – February 24, 2003 |
75 years, 157 days | Kim Dae-jung m. 1962 |
| 9 | 16 | 
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Kwon Yang-sook (권양숙 / 權良淑) Born December 23, 1947 |
February 25, 2003 – February 24, 2008 |
55 years, 64 days | Roh Moo-hyun m. 1973 |
| 10 | 17 | .jpg)
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Kim Yoon-ok (김윤옥 / 金潤玉) Born March 26, 1947 |
February 25, 2008 – February 24, 2013 |
60 years, 336 days | Lee Myung-bak m. December 19, 1970 |
| Vacant[note 2] | February 25, 2013 – March 10, 2017 |
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| 11 | 18 | 
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Kim Jung-sook (김정숙 / 金正淑) Born November 15, 1954 |
May 10, 2017 – May 9, 2022 |
62 years, 176 days | Moon Jae-in m. 1981 |
| 12 | 19 |
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Kim Keon-hee (김건희 / 金建希) Born September 2, 1972 |
May 10, 2022 – Incumbent |
49 years, 250 days | Yoon Suk-yeol m. 2012 |
Notes
- ^ Park Geun-hye is the daughter of Park Chung-hee, and took over as First Lady following the murder of her mother, Yuk Young-soo.[2]
- ^ The President at the time, Park Geun-hye, was single, having never married.[3]
See also
- First Lady
- First Lady of North Korea
- President of South Korea
- List of presidents of South Korea
- Second Lady
- Second Lady of South Korea
- Prime Minister of South Korea
- List of prime ministers of South Korea
References
- ^ Carter J. Eckert, Ki-baik Lee, Young Ick Lew, Michael Robinson, and Edward W. Wagner, Korea Old and New: A History (Seoul: Ilchokak / Korea Institute, Harvard University, 1990), 377.
- ^ "Profile: South Korean President Park Geun-hye". BBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
When her mother was murdered by a North Korean gunman in 1974, Ms Park served as first lady at the age of 22.
- ^ Phelan, Jessica (31 January 2014). "All The Single Leaders: The world's most eligible heads of state". Public Radio International. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
Park said she hasn't taken a husband because she's already married to her country...