Kim Keon-hee
Kim Keon-hee | |
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김건희 | |
Kim in 2023 | |
| First Lady of South Korea | |
| In role 10 May 2022 – 4 April 2025 | |
| President | Yoon Suk Yeol |
| Preceded by | Kim Jung-sook |
| Succeeded by | Choi Ah-young (acting) Kim Hye-kyung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kim Myeong-sin 2 September 1972 Yangpyeong County, South Korea |
| Spouse | |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Yoon Ki-jung (father-in-law) |
| Education | Kyonggi University (BA) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김건희 |
| Hanja | 金建希 |
| RR | Gim Geonhui |
| MR | Kim Kŏnhŭi |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 김명신 |
| RR | Gim Myeongsin |
| MR | Kim 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.