Kwon Yang-sook

Kwon Yang-sook
권양숙
First Lady of South Korea
In role
25 February 2003 – 24 February 2008
PresidentRoh Moo-hyun
Preceded byLee Hee-ho
Succeeded byKim Yoon-ok
Personal details
Born (1947-12-23) December 23, 1947 (age 76)
Masan, South Gyeongsang, Southern Korea
Spouse
(m. 1972; died 2009)
EducationHoonsung Girls' Commercial High School (dropped out)
Kwon Yang-sook
Hangul
권양숙
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwon Yang-suk
McCune–ReischauerKwŏn Yangsuk
Dharma name
Hangul
대덕화
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDaedeokhwa
McCune–ReischauerTaedŏkhwa

Kwon Yang-sook (Korean권양숙; 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.