Second Lady of South Korea
The Second Lady of the Republic of Korea, (informally referred to as SLOTROK or SLOSK) commonly known as the Second Lady of South Korea, is the wife of the Prime Minister of South Korea. Meanwhile, the wife of the President of South Korea is the First Lady of South Korea.
Second Lady of the Republic of Korea
대한민국의 두 번째 여인 | |
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Incumbent Choi Hye-kyung since January 14, 2020 | |
Abbreviation | SLOTROK, SLOSK |
Residence | Chongri Gonggwan |
Inaugural holder | Kim Gyeongju (as spouse of the Vice President of South Korea) Baek Gui-Ran](as spouse of the Prime Minister of South Korea) Kim Maria was the first spouse of the Prime Minister of South Korea, but served as Third Lady |
Formation | August 1, 1948 as wife of the Vice President of South Korea April 23, 1960 as wife of the Prime Minister of South Korea |
Website | (in English) pmo.go.kr/ (in Korean) pmo.go.kr/ |
However, between 1948 and 1960, the Second Lady of South Korea was the spouse of the Vice President of South Korea, and the Prime Minister's spouse was called the Third Lady.
The first Second Lady of South Korea was Kim Gyeongju, who served as Second Lady from 1948–1951. Her husband was Yi Si-yeong, the first Vice President of South Korea. The first Prime Minister's spouse to serve as Second Lady was Baek Gui-Ran, the spouse of Heo Jeong, the first South Korean Prime Minister to serve after the Vice Presidency was abolished.[1]
The current Second Lady of South Korea is Choi Hye-kyung, wife of Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun in office since 14 January, 2020.
See also
- First Lady
- First Lady of North Korea
- First Lady of South Korea
- Second Lady
- Prime Minister of South Korea
- President of South Korea
- List of Presidents of South Korea
- List of Prime Ministers of South Korea