Kim Young-sook

Kim Young-sook (김영숙; born 1947) was the third wife of Kim Jong-il.[1] She was the daughter of a high-ranking military official, and was a switchboard operator in North Hamgyong Province before moving to Pyongyang.[2] Kim Jong-il's father, Kim Il-sung, handpicked her to marry his son.[2] The two had been estranged for some years before his death. Kim Young-sook had a daughter from this marriage, Kim Sol-song (born 1974). She was First Lady of North Korea from 8 July 1994 to 17 December 2011, when her husband died.

For other people named Kim Young-sook, see Kim Young-sook (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Kim Jong-suk.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Young-sook
김영숙
Born1947 (age 73–74)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1974; d. 2011)​
ChildrenKim Sol-song
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김영숙
Hancha
金英淑
Revised RomanizationGim Yeongsuk
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏngsuk

Song Hye-rang, the sister of Kim Jong-il's second wife Song Hye-rim, mentioned that she is "insignificant to Kim Jong-il, apart from being a legitimate wife in front of Kim Il-sung. She did not even have an identity card in North Korea" as noted in her memoir Rattan house.[3]

References
  1. Kennedy, Helen (19 January 2003). "A REAL-LIFE DR. EVIL N. Korea's Kim a caricature of tyranny". New York Daily News. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. Glionna, John M. (24 December 2011). "Many women were linked to Kim Jong Il, but few had any influence". Los Angeles Times. Seoul. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  3. "金正日的男女关系 导致许多无辜的牺牲 (Paragraph 6)". 18 August 2007.


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