Kwon Yang-sook
Kwon Yang-sook | |
|---|---|
| 권양숙 | |
Yang-sook in 2004 | |
| First Lady of South Korea | |
| In role 25 February 2003 – 24 February 2008 | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Preceded by | Lee Hee-ho |
| Succeeded by | Kim Yoon-ok |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1947 Masan, South Gyeongsang, southern Korea |
| Spouse | |
| Education | Hoonsung Girls' Commercial High School (dropped out) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 권양숙 |
| Hanja | 權良淑 |
| RR | Gwon Yangsuk |
| MR | Kwŏn Yangsuk |
| Dharma name | |
| Hangul | 대덕화 |
| Hanja | 大德華 |
| RR | Daedeokhwa |
| MR | Taedŏkhwa |
Kwon Yang-sook (Korean: 권양숙; pronounced [kwʌn jaŋ.suk]; born December 23, 1947) was the First Lady of South Korea from 2003 to 2008. She is the widow of the ninth president of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, who committed suicide on May 23, 2009.