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Kwon Yang-sook (Korean: 권양숙; Hanja: 權良淑; Korean pronunciation: [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.
Kwon Yang-sook | |
|---|---|
| 권양숙 | |
| |
| 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) |
| Kwon Yang-sook | |
| Hangul | 권양숙 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gwon Yang-suk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwŏn Yangsuk |
| Dharma name | |
| Hangul | 대덕화 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Daedeokhwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taedŏkhwa |
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.
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]
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