Kwon Yang-sook

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Kwon Yang-sook
권양숙
Kwon Yang-sook.jpg
First Lady of South Korea
In role
25 February 2003 – 24 February 2008
PresidentRoh Moo-hyun
Preceded byLee Hee-ho
Succeeded byKim Yoon-ok
Personal details
Born (1948-12-23) December 23, 1948 (age 73)
Masan, South Gyeongsang, Southern Korea
Spouse(s)Roh Moo-hyun
Alma materHyehwa Girls' Middle School
Kwon Yang-sook
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwon Yang-suk
McCune–ReischauerKwŏn Yangsuk
Dharma name
Hangul
Hanja
McCune–ReischauerTaedŏkhwa
In this Korean name, the family name is Kwon.

Kwon Yang-sook (Korean: 권양숙; born December 23, 1947) was the First Lady of South Korea from 2003 to 2008. She is the widow of the 9th President of South Korea Roh Moo-hyun, who committed suicide on May 23, 2009.

Career[]

She is a Buddhist, with the Dharma name Daedeokhwa, and won support from the Buddhist community during her husband's presidential campaign.[1]

After Roh's term ended, Kwon was embroiled in a bribery scandal involving her husband. According to Roh's website, Kwon borrowed $1 million from Park Yeon-Cha, CEO of Taekwang Industry, to repay a personal debt.


Impostor[]

In November 2018, a woman falsely claiming to be Kwon Yang-sook convinced the mayor of Gwanju at the time, Yoon Jang-hyun, to transfer her 450 million won. According to reports, the impostor claimed that she needed the requested money for her daughter and would pay it back hastily. [2]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ Mee-yoo, Kwon (2009-05-27). "Roh's Funeral to Be Imbued With Buddhism". Korea Times. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  2. ^ "South Korean politician duped out of US$400,000 by fake former first lady". South China Morning Post. 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of South Korea
2003–2008 		Succeeded by
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