| Post: | First Lady |
| Body: | the Republic of Korea |
| Native Name: | 대한민국 대통령 영부인 |
| Incumbent: | Kim Keon-hee |
| Incumbentsince: | 10 May 2022 |
| Inaugural: | Franziska Donner |
| Unofficial Names: | First Lady of South Korea |
| Residence: | Presidential residence |
| Formation: | 24 July 1948 (72 years ago) |
The first lady of the Republic of Korea, commonly 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.
The current first lady is Kim Keon-hee, wife of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been in office since 10 May 2022.
During the administration of President Park Chung Hee, the first lady Yuk Young-soo was killed. Afterwards, Park's daughter, Park Geun-hye, assumed the duties of first lady after her mother.[1]
Park Geun-hye later became president herself, making her the first and only female president of South Korea, However, as she was never married while in office, there has yet to be a first gentleman of Korea.[2]
No. | Picture | Name | Tenure | Age at the start of tenure | President | |
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| 1 | Franziska Donner (프란체스카 도너) | August 15, 1948 – April 26, 1960 | Syngman Rhee | |||
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| 4 | Gong Deok-gwi (공덕귀 / 孔德貴) | August 13, 1960 – March 23, 1962 | Yun Posun | |||
| 5 | Yuk Young-soo (육영수 / 陸英修) | December 17, 1963 – August 15, 1974 | Park Chung Hee | |||
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| Park Geun-hye (박근혜 / 朴槿惠) | August 16, 1974 – October 26, 1979 | Park Chung Hee | ||||
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| 10 | Hong Gi (홍기 / 洪基) | December 6, 1979 – August 15, 1980 | Choi Kyu-hah | |||
| 11 | Lee Soon-ja (이순자 / 李順子) | September 1, 1980 – February 24, 1988 | Chun Doo-hwan | |||
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| 13 | Kim Ok-suk (김옥숙 / 金玉淑) | February 25, 1988 – February 24, 1993 | Roh Tae-woo | |||
| 14 | Son Myung-soon (손명순 / 孫命順) | February 25, 1993 – February 24, 1998 | Kim Young-sam | |||
| 15 | Lee Hee-ho (이희호 / 李姬鎬) | February 25, 1998 – February 24, 2003 | Kim Dae-jung | |||
| 16 | Kwon Yang-sook (권양숙 / 權良淑) | February 25, 2003 – February 24, 2008 | Roh Moo-hyun | |||
| 17 | Kim Yoon-ok (김윤옥 / 金潤玉) | February 25, 2008 – February 24, 2013 | Lee Myung-bak | |||
| 18 | Vacant | February 25, 2013 – March 10, 2017 | Park Geun-hye | |||
| 19 | Kim Jung-sook (김정숙 / 金正淑) | May 10, 2017 – May 9, 2022 | Moon Jae-in | |||
| 20 | Kim Keon-hee (김건희 / 金建希) | May 10, 2022 – Incumbent | Yoon Suk Yeol | |||