Kim Keon-hee
Kim Keon-hee | |
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| 김건희 | |
 Kim in 2022 | |
| First Lady of South Korea | |
| Assumed role 10 May 2022 | |
| President | Yoon Suk-yeol |
| Preceded by | Kim Jung-sook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1972 Yangpyeong, South Korea |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | |
Kim Keon-hee (Korean: 김건희; Hanja: 金建希; born 2 September 1972) is a South Korean businesswoman, who is the current First Lady of South Korea since 10 May 2022 as the wife of the 13th president of South Korea Yoon Suk-yeol. She is the current chief executive officer and president of the art exhibition company, Covana Contents.
Early life
Kim was born on 2 September 1972 in Yangpyeong, South Korea. She attended Myungil Girls' High School before graduating from Kyonggi University with an art degree.[1]
Career
In 2009, Kim established Covana Contents, a company that specializes in art exhibitions[2] and has been serving as the chief executive officer and president since then.[2][1] In 2019, the media reported that she had allegedly not paid taxes.[3] Kim has been investigated for allegedly taking kickbacks for hosting art exhibitions.[4]
In 2021, there were reports that Kim had inflated her resume with connections to the New York University Stern School of Business.[5] In a press conference, she later publicly apologized and promised only "to focus on role as Yoon's spouse even if Yoon is elected."[6][7][8] Following her promise, Yoon included abolition of Office of the First Lady within the Office of the President in his campaign promise.[9]
At the end of 2021, prosecutors announced that they will start investigations against Kim for corruption regarding a stock market manipulation.[10]
Personal life
Kim married Yoon Suk-yeol in 2012.[11] On 10 March 2022, upon her husband's election as president-elect of South Korea, Kim stated that she preferred the term president's spouse to first lady.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "[단독]김건희 "'영부인'보다 '대통령 배우자' 표현이 좋아"". www.donga.com (in Korean). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ a b "[여성조선] 전시장에서 만난 윤석열 검찰총장 후보 부인 김건희 대표... 60억대 자산가". 28 June 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "[단독]윤석열 후보자 부인, 세금 체납으로 세차례 집 압류". www.donga.com (in Korean). 22 June 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Choo orders Yoon to be walled off from two probes". koreajoongangdaily. 20 October 2020.
- ^ "[단독]뉴욕대 "김건희 5일 연수…학력·학점 불인정 기업체 위탁 유료과정"". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ 박로명 (26 December 2021). "김건희 대국민 사과 후…11개 의혹 조목조목 해명". 헤럴드경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "김건희 "잘 보이려 경력 부풀려" 대국민 사과". 노컷뉴스. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "김건희 씨 기자회견…허위이력 논란 등 대국민 사과". YTN (in Korean). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ 기자, 이지영 (31 March 2022). "'영부인 보좌' 靑 제2부속실…尹측 "공약대로 폐지는 폐지다"". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Why prosecutors are dragging feet on first lady's alleged market manipulation". 6 September 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "윤석열 장모는 유독 '부동산'에 집착했다". 오마이뉴스 (in Korean). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1972 births
- Living people
- 21st-century businesswomen
- 21st-century South Korean businesspeople
- First ladies of South Korea
- Kyonggi University alumni
- Sookmyung Women's University alumni
- Seoul National University alumni
- Kookmin University alumni
- People from Yangpyeong County
- South Korean chief executives
- South Korean women in business
- Women chief executives
- Yoon Suk-yeol