Lee Soon-ja
wife of Chun Doo-hwan
Lee Soon-ja (Hangul: 이순자, Hanja: 李順子) (born 24 March 1939) is the widow of South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan. She was the first lady when Chun Doo-hwan was in office, from 1980 to 1988.[1]
Lee Soon-ja | |
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| First Lady of South Korea | |
| In role 1 September 1980 – 24 February 1988 | |
| President | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Preceded by | Hong Gi |
| Succeeded by | Kim Ok-suk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1939 Chōshun, Manchukuo, Empire of Japan (now Changchun, Jilin Province, China) |
| Spouse(s) | Chun Doo-hwan (m. 1958; died 2021) |
| Children | 4 |
| Religion | Buddhism (formerly Roman Catholic) |
| Lee Soon-ja | |
| Hangul | 이순자 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Sunja |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Suncha |
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