First Lady of South Korea
The First Spouse of South Korea is the wife or husband 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 assassinated.[1]
As of 2015, there has been no male holder of this title, with the current President, Park Geun-hye, being unmarried.
List
The following is a list of the First Ladies of South Korea.
| I# | A# | Name | Date of Marriage | President | Term | Comments |
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| 1 | 1 | Francesca Donner (프란체스카 도너 / 프란체스카 도너 李) |
October 8, 1934 | Rhee Syng-man (이승만 / 李承晩) |
August 15, 1948 - April 26, 1960 | |
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| (Acting) | Baik Gui-ran (백귀란 / 白貴蘭) |
1932 | Heo Jeong (허정 / 許政) |
April 27, 1960 - August 12, 1960 | wife of Acting President Heo Jeong | |
| 2 | 4 | Gong Deok-gwi (공덕귀 / 孔德貴) |
January 6, 1949 | Yun Bo-seon (윤보선 / 尹潽善) |
August 13, 1960 - March 23, 1962 | |
| 3 | 5 | Yuk Young-soo (육영수 / 陸英修) |
December 1950 | Park Chung-hee (박정희 / 朴正熙) |
December 17, 1963 - August 15, 1974 | |
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| 4 | Park Geun-hye (박근혜 / 朴槿惠) |
President's daughter | August 16, 1974 - October 26, 1979 | She took over the role of First Lady after her mother, Yuk Young-soo, was assassinated. | ||
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| 5 | 10 | Hong Gi (홍기 / 洪基) |
1935 | Choi Kyu-hah (최규하 / 崔圭夏) |
December 6, 1979 - August 15, 1980 | |
| 6 | 11 | Rhee Soon-ja (이순자 / 李順子) |
1958 | Chun Doo-hwan (전두환 / 全斗煥) |
September 1, 1980 - February 24, 1988 | |
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| 7 | 13 | Kim Ok-suk (김옥숙 / 金玉淑) |
1959 | Roh Tae-woo (노태우 / 盧泰愚) |
February 25, 1988 - February 24, 1993 | |
| 8 | 14 | Son Myeong-sun (손명순 / 孫命順) |
1951 | Kim Young-sam (김영삼 / 金泳三) |
February 25, 1993 - February 24, 1998 | |
| 9 | 15 | Rhee Hee-hoh (이희호 / 李姬鎬) |
1962 | Kim Dae-jung (김대중 / 金大中) |
February 25, 1998 - February 24, 2003 | |
| 10 | 16 | Kwon Yang-sook (권양숙 / 權良淑) |
1973 | Roh Moo-hyun (노무현 / 盧武鉉) |
February 25, 2003 - February 24, 2008 | |
| 11 | 17 | Kim Yoon-ok (김윤옥 / 金潤玉) |
December 19, 1970 | Lee Myung-bak (이명박 / 李明博) |
February 25, 2008 - February 24, 2013 |
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.