Yuk Young-soo

Yuk Young-soo
육영수
Yuk Young-soo in 1965
First Lady of South Korea
In role
24 March 1962 – 15 August 1974
Acting until 17 December 1963
PresidentPark Chung Hee
Preceded byGong Deok-gwi
Succeeded byPark Geun-hye (acting)
Personal details
Born(1925-11-29)29 November 1925
Okcheon County, Chūseihoku-dō (North Chungcheong Province), Korea, Empire of Japan
Died15 August 1974(1974-08-15) (aged 48)
Seoul, South Korea
Manner of deathAssassination by gunshot
Resting placeSeoul National Cemetery
Spouse
(m. 1950)
ChildrenPark Geun-hye
Park Geun-ryoung
Park Ji-man
EducationBaehwa Women's High School
Korean name
Hangul
육영수
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYuk Yeong-su
McCune–ReischauerYuk Yŏngsu

Yuk Young-soo (Korean육영수; Korean pronunciation: [juɡjʌŋsʰu]; 29 November 1925 – 15 August 1974) was the wife of the 3rd South Korean president Park Chung Hee and the mother of the 11th South Korean president Park Geun-hye. She was the first lady when Park was in office, from 1962 until she was killed in 1974 during an attempted assassination of her husband.