First Lady of South Korea

The first lady of the Republic of Korea (), also known as the first lady of South Korea, is the title held by the hostess of the presidential residence, usually the wife of the president of South Korea.

 Role 
The first lady is not elected by the citizens of South Korea, although there are no official  jobs she is required to do and not paid for being the first lady, she is often involved in political campaigns, managements of the Blue House (former residence; now officially the Presidential Residence of South Korea), supporting social causes and representing and accompanying the president to and at official and ceremonial events. First spouses have focused on different initiatives and has a strong influence on public opinion of policy to fashion.

List of first ladies of the Republic of Korea
 No. Picture Name Tenure Age at the start of tenure President 1 80px Franziska Donner() August 15, 1948–April 26, 1960  Syngman Rhee 2 3 4 80px Gong Deok-gwi() August 13, 1960–March 23, 1962  Yun Posun 5 80px Yuk Young-soo() December 17, 1963–August 15, 1974  Park Chung Hee 6 7 8 80px Park Geun-hye() August 16, 1974–October 26, 1979 Park Chung Hee 9 1080px Hong Gi() December 6, 1979–August 15, 1980 Choi Kyu-hah 11 80px Lee Soon-ja() September 1, 1980–February 24, 1988  Chun Doo-hwan 12 13 80px Kim Ok-suk() February 25, 1988–February 24, 1993 Roh Tae-woo 1480px Son Myung-soon() February 25, 1993–February 24, 1998 Kim Young-sam 15 80px Lee Hee-ho() February 25, 1998–February 24, 2003 Kim Dae-jung 16 80px Kwon Yang-sook() February 25, 2003–12 March 2004 Roh Moo-hyun –  Cho Hyun-sook() 12 March 2004–14 May 2004  Go Kun (acting) 16 80px Kwon Yang-sook() 14 May 2004–February 24, 2008 Roh Moo-hyun 17 80px Kim Yoon-ok() February 25, 2008–February 24, 2013 Lee Myung-bak 18 Vacant February 25, 2013–March 10, 2017  Park Geun-hye –  Choi Ji-young()9 December 2016–10 May 2017  Hwang Kyo-ahn(Acting) 19 80px Kim Jung-sook()May 10, 2017–May 9, 2022 Moon Jae-in 20 80px Kim Keon-hee()May 10, 2022– 4 April 2025  Yoon Suk Yeol –  Choi Ah-young
() 14 December 2024– 27 December 2024  Han Duck-soo (acting) –  Choi Jungsun() 27 December 2024–24 March 2025  Choi Sang-mok (acting) –  Choi Ah-young
() 24 March 2025– 1 May 2025  Han Duck-soo (acting) – Park Eun-jin
() 2 May 2025–4 June 2025 Lee Ju-ho (acting) 2180pxKim Hye-kyung
()4 June 2025–Lee Jae-myung

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