First Lady of South Korea

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First Lady of the Republic of Korea
대한민국 영부인
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Incumbent
Kim Jung-sook
since May 10, 2017
AbbreviationFLOTROK, FLOSK
ResidenceBlue House, Seoul, South Korea
Inaugural holderFranziska Donner
Formation24 July 1948
(72 years ago)
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The first lady of the Republic of Korea (informally referred to as FLOTROK or FLOSK), commonly known as the first lady of South Korea, is the wife of the president of South Korea. The wife of the prime minister of South Korea is the second lady 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 Jung-sook, wife of President Moon Jae-in, in office since 10 May 2017.

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)
1 1 Franziska Donner in c 1948.png 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
2
3
2 4 Kong Deok Kui 1928's.jpg 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 Yuk Young-soo.jpg 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
6
7
8
Park Geun-hye (8724400493) (cropped).jpg Park Geun-hye[note 1]
(박근혜 / 朴槿惠)
Born (1952-02-02) February 2, 1952 (age 70) 		August 16, 1974
–
October 26, 1979 		23 years, 195 days Park Chung-hee
(daughter)
9
4 10 Hong Gi first lady2.jpeg 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 Lee Soon-Ja 01.jpg Lee Soon-ja
(이순자 / 李順子)
Born (1939-03-24) March 24, 1939 (age 82) 		September 1, 1980
–
February 24, 1988 		41 years, 161 days Chun Doo-hwan
m. 1958
12
6 13 Kim Ok-suk.jpg Kim Ok-suk
(김옥숙 / 金玉淑)
Born (1935-09-08) September 8, 1935 (age 86) 		February 25, 1988
–
February 24, 1993 		52 years, 198 days Roh Tae-woo
m. 1959
7 14 Son Myung-soon.jpg Son Myeong-sun
(손명순 / 孫命順)
Born (1929-01-16) January 16, 1929 (age 93) 		February 25, 1993
–
February 24, 1998 		64 years, 40 days Kim Young-sam
m. 1951
8 15 Leehiho2010.jpg Lee Hee-ho
(��희호 / 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 Kwon Yang-sook.jpg Kwon Yang-sook
(권양숙 / 權良淑)
Born (1948-02-02) February 2, 1948 (age 74) 		February 25, 2003
–
February 24, 2008 		55 years, 23 days Roh Moo-hyun
m. 1973
10 17 Korean Cuisine to the World 2009 - 4342406373 (cropped).jpg Kim Yoon-ok
(김윤옥 / 金潤玉)
Born (1947-03-26) March 26, 1947 (age 74) 		February 25, 2008
–
February 24, 2013 		60 years, 336 days Lee Myung-bak
m. December 19, 1970
Vacant[note 2] February 25, 2013
–
May 10, 2017 		Park Geun-hye
11 18 Kim Jung-sook crop.jpg Kim Jung-sook
(김정숙 / 金正淑)
Born (1954-11-15) November 15, 1954 (age 67) 		May 10, 2017
–
May 9, 2022 		61 years, 176 days Moon Jae-in
m. 1981

Notes[]

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ The President at the time, Park Geun-hye, was single, having never married.[3]

Living former first ladies[]

As of March 2022, there are six former first ladies and one incumbent first lady. The most recent death of a former first lady that was of Lee Hee-ho (1998-2003).

First Lady Term of office Date of birth
Park Geun-hye 1974-1979 (1952-02-02) 2 February 1952 (age 70)
Lee Soon-ja 1980-1988 (1939-03-24) 24 March 1939 (age 82)
Kim Ok-suk 1988-1993 (1935-09-08) 8 September 1935 (age 86)
Son Myeong-sun 1993-1998 (1929-01-16) 16 January 1929 (age 93)
Kwon Yang-sook 2003-2008 (1947-12-23) 23 December 1947 (age 74)
Kim Yoon-ok 2008-2013 (1947-03-26) 26 March 1947 (age 74)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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...
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