Kim Song-ae

Kim Song-ae
김성애
Kim Song-ae in 1994
First Lady of North Korea
In role
17 December 1963  15 August 1974
Supreme LeaderKim Il Sung
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRi Sol-ju (In 2018)
Chair of the Central Committee of the Korean Democratic Women's League
In office
1993  25 April 1998
Supreme LeaderKim Jong Il
Preceded byVacant
Succeeded byCheon Yeon Ok
In office
1971–1976
Supreme LeaderKim Il Sung
Preceded byKim Ok Sun
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
PronunciationHuo
Born(1924-12-29)29 December 1924
Kangso-guyok, Heian'nan-dō (South Pyongan Province), Korea, Empire of Japan
DiedSeptember 2014 (aged 89)
Kanggye, Chagang, North Korea
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Spouse
(m. 1952; died 1994)
ChildrenKim Kyong Jin (son)
Kim Pyong Il (son)
Kim Yong Il (son)
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김성애
Hancha
金聖愛
Revised RomanizationGim Seongae
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏngae

Kim Song-ae (Korean: 김성애; MR: Kim Sŏngae; 29 December 1924 – September 2014), born Kim Sŏngp'al (김성팔), was a North Korean politician who served as the first lady of North Korea during the time that the position existed, from 1963 to 1974. She was the second wife of North Korea's founder, Kim Il Sung from their marriage in 1952 until his death in 1994.