Kwon Yang-sook
Kwon Yang-sook (Korean: 권양숙; born December 23, 1947) was the First Lady of South Korea from 2003 to 2008. She is the widow of the 9th President of South Korea Roh Moo-hyun, who committed suicide on May 23, 2009.
Kwon Yang-sook | |
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| 권양숙 | |
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| 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(s) | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Alma mater | Hyehwa Girls' Middle School |
| Kwon Yang-sook | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gwon Yang-suk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwŏn Yangsuk |
| Dharma name | |
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| Hanja | |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taedŏkhwa |
Career
She is a Buddhist, with the Dharma name Daedeokhwa, and won support from the Buddhist community during her husband's presidential campaign.[1]
After Roh's term ended, Kwon was embroiled in a bribery scandal involving her husband. According to Roh's website, Kwon borrowed $1 million from Park Yeon-Cha, CEO of Taekwang Industry, to repay a personal debt.
Impostor
In November 2018, a woman falsely claiming to be Kwon Yang-sook convinced the mayor of Gwanju at the time, Yoon Jang-hyun, to transfer her 450 million won. According to reports, the impostor claimed that she needed the requested money for her daughter and would pay it back hastily. [2]
Gallery
Kwon and Roh Moo-hyun at the 2006 APEC gala dinner with President Vladimir Putin of Russia (centre) and George W. Bush and Laura Bush (right)
Kwon Yang-suk (left) with U.S. First Lady Laura Bush
References
- Mee-yoo, Kwon (2009-05-27). "Roh's Funeral to Be Imbued With Buddhism". Korea Times. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
- "South Korean politician duped out of US$400,000 by fake former first lady". South China Morning Post. 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2020-06-28.