| Kwon Yang-sook | |
| Order: | First Lady of South Korea |
| Term Label: | In role |
| Term Start: | 25 February 2003 |
| Term End: | 24 February 2008 |
| President: | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Predecessor: | Lee Hee-ho |
| Successor: | Kim Yoon-ok |
| Birth Date: | 23 December 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Masan, South Gyeongsang, Southern Korea |
| Education: | Hoonsung Girls' Commercial High School (dropped out) |
| Hangul: | 권양숙 |
| Rr: | Gwon Yang-suk |
| Mr: | Kwŏn Yangsuk |
| Hangulgye: | 대덕화 |
| Born: | 23 December 1947 |
| Rrgye: | Daedeokhwa |
| Mrgye: | Taedŏkhwa |
Kwon Yang-sook (; pronounced as /ko/; 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.
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]