Kim Jung-sook

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Jung-sook
김정숙
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First Lady of South Korea
In role
10 May 2017 – 9 May 2022
President Moon Jae-in
Preceded by Kim Yoon-ok
Succeeded by Kim Keon-hee
Personal details
Born (1954-11-15) 15 November 1954 (age 69)[1]
Seoul, South Korea[1]
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Moon Jae-in (m. 1981)
Children 2
Alma mater Kyung Hee University[1]
Korean name
Hangul 김정숙
Hanja 金正淑
Revised Romanization Gim Jeong-suk
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chŏng-suk

Kim Jung-sook (Korean: 김정숙; born 15 November 1954) is a South Korean classical singer who served as first lady of South Korea from 2017 to 2022, as the wife of the 12th president of South Korea Moon Jae-in.[2][3]

Overview

Kim's parents ran a hanbok shop at Gwangjang market in Seoul, but later moved to Ganghwa Island. She graduated from the Sookmyung Girls' Middle and High School. Kim also holds a BA in Vocal Music at Kyung Hee University.[4][5] She was a member of the Seoul Metropolitan Chorus from 1978 to 1982.[citation needed]

Kim met her future husband, Moon, during their university years at Kyung Hee University.[6][7] Their relationship began to develop after she took care of Moon when he had been knocked out by tear gas during an anti-Park Chung-hee protest.[7] Moon and Kim married in 1981 when Moon was studying at the Judicial Research and Training Institute,[6] after Kim proposed marriage to Moon[8] in an act that was virtually unheard of in South Korea.[6]

Characterized by her "easy-going" personality, Kim has been given the nickname "Jolly Lady", widely popularised during Moon's presidential campaign in 2017.[9]

Kim became First Lady of the Republic of Korea on her husband's inauguration as President on 10 May 2017. As First Lady, she focused on members of minority groups such as people with disabilities, single-parent families and elderly people by hosting related events arranged by the Blue House. She also made commemorative speeches for cultural events and visited related facilities when accompanying her husband's official or state visit to foreign countries.[citation needed]

Pets

While at the Blue House, Kim and Moon lived with adopted dogs and cats from their hometown of Yangsan. Among those, a dog named Maru (Korean: 마루, a Pungsan dog) and a cat named Jjing-jjing (or Jjing-Jjing-ee Korean: 찡찡 or 찡찡이).[10] They also had a dog named Tory (Korean: 토리, a mixed-breed), who was adopted from an animal shelter in contrast with other "First Dogs" who have traditionally been purebred Jindo dogs.[11][12] They also received pair of female and male Pungsan dogs, Gom-ee (Korean: 곰이) and Song-gang (Korean: 송강), respectively, from Pyongyang as a gift shortly after the Inter-Korean Summit in September 2018.[citation needed] Gom-ee later gave birth to six puppies San-ee, Deul-ee, Gang-ee, Byul-ee, Dal-ee and Hen-nim (Korean: 산이, 들이, 강이, 별이, 달이 and 햇님) named after the Korean words for mountain, grass field, river, star, the Moon and the Sun. On 30 August 2019, the six puppies were sent to Seoul, Incheon, Daejeon and Gwangju, leaving behind their parents at the Blue House.[13]

Honours

National honours

  •  South Korea: Grand Order of Mugunghwa (South Korea) - ribbon bar.gif Recipient of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa (3 May 2022) President Moon Jae-in self-awarded himself and his wife, Kim, with the highest order awarded by the government of Korea.[14]

Foreign honours

"Wardrobe scandal"

File:KOREA The 20th President Inauguration Ceremony 557 (52062190922).jpg
Kim shakes hands with her husband's successor Yoon Suk-yeol after Yoon's inauguration, 10 May 2022.

Kim has been accused of abusing public funds for personal clothing and accessories. People in the conservative right wing gathered photos of Kim at domestic and international public events to examine the number, brands, and prices of her apparel and accessories. Their quantity and high price caused some to demand the Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae; the then-presidential office) reveal the payment sources. The Korea Taxpayers Association (KTA) filed two lawsuits against the Blue House, once in 2019 and again in February 2022. The Seoul Administrative Court ruled that the presidential office must disclose the prices of clothing Kim wore at official events. The Blue House, not complying with the ruling, insisted that the payment information was pertaining to national security would remain classified for at least 15 years. It added that Kim paid for her clothing with her own money.[18][19][20][21][22]

References

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  15. ↑ www.kongehuset.no
  16. ↑ Boletín Oficial del Estado
  17. ↑ South Korean State Visit to Sweden
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Honorary titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Kim Yoon-ok		 First Lady of South Korea
2017–2022		 Succeeded by
Kim Keon-hee
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