Kwon Yang-sook

Kwon Yang-sook (Korean: 권양숙; Hanja: 權良淑; Korean pronunciation: [kwʌn jaŋ.suk]; born February 2,1948 (Lunar 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
권양숙
First Lady of South Korea
In role
25 February 2003 – 25 February 2008
PresidentRoh Moo-hyun
Preceded byLee Hee-ho
Succeeded byKim Yoon-ok
Personal details
Born (1948-02-02) February 2, 1948
Masan, South Gyeongsang, Southern Korea
Spouse(s)Roh Moo-hyun
Alma materHyehwa Girls' Middle School
Kwon Yang-sook
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwon Yang-suk
McCune–ReischauerKwŏn Yangsuk
Dharma name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDaedeokhwa
McCune–ReischauerTaedŏkhwa
In this Korean name, the family name is Kwon.

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]

References
  1. Mee-yoo, Kwon (2009-05-27). "Roh's Funeral to Be Imbued With Buddhism". Korea Times. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  2. "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.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Lee Hee-ho		 First Lady of South Korea
2003–2008		 Succeeded by
Kim Yoon-ok
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