The first lady of the Republic of Korea (), commonly known as the first lady of South Korea, is the title held by the hostess of the presidential residence, usually the wife of the president of South Korea.
The position of first lady is currently held by Kim Hea Kyung, as president Lee Jae-myung's wife.
History During the administration of President Park Chung Hee, the first lady Yuk Young-soo was killed. Afterwards, Park's daughter, Park Geun-hye, assumed the duties of first lady after her mother.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.
Park Geun-hye later became president herself, making her the first and only female president of South Korea, However, as she was never married while in office, there has yet to be a first gentleman of Korea.
List No. Picture Name Tenure Age at the start of tenure President 1 Franziska Donner() August 15, 1948–April 26, 1960 Syngman Rhee 2 3 4 Gong Deok-gwi() August 13, 1960–March 23, 1962 Yun Posun 5 Yuk Young-soo() December 17, 1963–August 15, 1974 Park Chung Hee 6 7 8 Park Geun Hye() August 16, 1974–October 26, 1979 Park Chung Hee 9 10 Hong Gi() December 6, 1979–August 15, 1980 Choi Kyu-hah 11 Lee Soon-ja() September 1, 1980–February 24, 1988 Chun Doo-hwan 12 13 Kim Ok-suk() February 25, 1988–February 24, 1993 Roh Tae-woo 14 Son Myung-soon() February 25, 1993–February 24, 1998 Kim Young-sam 15 Lee Hee-ho() February 25, 1998–February 24, 2003 Kim Dae-jung 16 Kwon Yang-sook() February 25, 2003–12 March 2004 Roh Moo-hyun – Cho Hyun-sook() 12 March 2004–14 May 2004 Go Kun (acting) 16 Kwon Yang-sook() 14 May 2004–February 24, 2008 Roh Moo-hyun 17 Kim Yoon-ok() February 25, 2008–February 24, 2013 Lee Myung-bak 18 Vacant February 25, 2013–March 10, 2017 Park Geun-hye – Choi Ji-young()9 December 2016–10 May 2017 Hwang Kyo-ahn(Acting) 19 Kim Jung-sook()May 10, 2017–May 9, 2022 Moon Jae-in 20 Kim Keon Hee()May 10, 2022– 4 April 2025 Yoon Suk Yeol – Choi Ah-young () 14 December 2024– 27 December 2024 Han Duck-soo (acting) – Choi Jeong-seon() 27 December 2024–24 March 2025 Choi Sang-mok (acting) – Choi Ah-young () 24 March 2025– 1 May 2025 Han Duck-soo (acting) – Park Eun-jin () 2 May 2025–4 June 2025 Lee Ju-ho (acting) 21Kim Hea Kyung ()4 June 2025–Lee Jae-myung
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See also First lady First Lady of North Korea President of South Korea List of presidents of South Korea
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