Kim Keon-hee

Kim Keon-hee
김건희
Kim in 2023
First Lady of South Korea
In role
10 May 2022  4 April 2025
PresidentYoon Suk Yeol
Preceded byKim Jung-sook
Succeeded byChoi Ah-young (acting)
Kim Hye-kyung
Personal details
Born
Kim Myeong-sin

(1972-09-02) 2 September 1972
Yangpyeong County, South Korea
Spouse
(m. 2012)
Parent
  • Choi Eun-sun (mother)
RelativesYoon Ki-jung (father-in-law)
EducationKyonggi University (BA)
OccupationBusinesswoman
Signature
Korean name
Hangul
김건희
Hanja
金建希
RRGim Geonhui
MRKim Kŏnhŭi
Birth name
Hangul
김명신
RRGim Myeongsin
MRKim Myŏngsin

Kim Keon-hee (Korean: 김건희; born Kim Myeong-sin; 2 September 1972) is a South Korean businesswoman who served as the first lady of South Korea from 2022 to 2025 as the wife of President Yoon Suk Yeol. Since 2009, she has been the chief executive officer and president of the art exhibition company Covana Contents.

Born in Yangpyeong, Kim graduated from Kyonggi University in 1996. In 2012, she married Yoon Suk Yeol, the-then prosecutor in Supreme Prosecutors' Office. Since the 2022 presidential election, Kim has been the subject of several allegations of misconduct, including the falsification of academic and financial reports.