Park Geun-hye - 11th President of South Korea, Life Achievements and Childhood
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Park Geun-hye is the 11th and present President of South Korea
| Information | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birthday | February 2, 1952 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Famous | Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, 11th President of South Korea |
| Siblings | Park Geun-ryeong, Park Ji-man |
| Known as | First lady Park Geun-hye |
| Universities |
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| Birth Place | Jung District, Taegu, South Korea |
| Religion | Atheism |
| Height | 162 |
| Gender | Female |
| Father | Park Chung-hee |
| Mother | Yuk Young-soo |
| Net Worth | $7 million as of Mar 13,2017 |
| Sun Sign | Aquarius |
| Born in | Jung District, Taegu, South Korea |
| Famous as | 11th President of South Korea |
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Who is Park Geun-hye?
Park Geun-hye is the 11th and present President of South Korea and the first woman to hold such a position in the history of the country. Her father Park Chung-hee was the 3rd President, military general and dictator of South Korea. Following assassination attempt on her father in 1974 that killed her mother, Park Geun-hye played the part of the first lady till the time her father was assassinated in 1979. She has emerged as the first woman head of state of South Korea. Prior to becoming the president of the country, she became the vice chairman of the ‘Grand National Party’ and after tenure of six years won election to chair the party. For four consecutive terms starting from 1998 she served the ‘Korean National Assembly’ as a constituency representative while in the fifth term she served as a proportional representative starting from June 2012. The ‘Forbes’ magazine named her as the most powerful woman of East Asia in 2013 and 2014.
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Childhood & Early Life
Park Geun-hye was born in on February 2, 1952, Taegu in North Gyeongsang, South Korea in the family of Park Chung-hee and Yuk Young-soo as their first child among three children. Her father was the 3rd President, military general and dictator of South Korea.
Her family moved to Seoul in 1953 where she spent her younger days in the South Korean presidential palace, the ‘Blue House’. In 1970 she graduated from ‘Sacred Heart Girls’ High School’ in Seoul.
She studied electronic engineering in ‘Sogang University’ and received her bachelor’s degree in 1974. She studied for a while in the ‘Grenoble University’ in France but following an assassination attempt on her father on August 15, 1974 in the ‘National Theater of Korea’, Seoul, that killed her mother, she returned to South Korea. The assassination was executed by Mun Se-gwang, a member of the ‘General Association of Korean Residents in Japan’.
Thereafter Park Geun-hye played the part of the first lady until 1979 when her father was assassinated on October 26, 1979 by Kim Jae-gyu, the chief of ‘Korean Central Intelligence Agency’ (now known as ‘National Intelligence Service’).
In 1987 the Chinese Culture University, in Taipei, Taiwan honoured her with an Honorary Doctorate in Literature.
Career
For four consecutive terms starting from 1998 she served the ‘Korean National Assembly’ as a member of the ‘Grand National Party’, representing the constituency of Dalseong, Daegu.
She became the vice chairman of the ‘Grand National Party’ in 1998.
During the period 2004-2006 she twice became the chairperson of the party and played an instrumental role in election efforts that saw the party overcome several odds to achieve significant electoral gains in local elections. In the 2006 elections the party acquired majority. The media gave her the epithet, “Queen of Elections”.
In 2007 she lost to Lee Myung-bak as the presidential nominee of the ‘Grand National Party’.
In 2008 she received Honorary Doctorate in Science from ‘KAIST’ in Daejeon, South Korea and Honorary Doctorate in Politics from ‘Pukyong National University’ in Busan, South Korea.
In 2010 the ‘Sogang University’ in Seoul, South Korea bestowed her with Honorary Doctorate in Politics.
An ad hoc emergency committee was formed by the ‘Grand National Party’ in 2011 and on December 19, 2011, she was made the head of the committee. During 2011-2012 she remained the chairperson of the party.
In February 2012 the ‘Grand National Party’ was re-christened as the ‘Saenuri Party’ and that year she served her fifth term in the ‘Korean National Assembly’ as a proportional representative starting from June 2012.
The ‘Saenuri Party’ nominated her as their presidential candidate in August 2012 for the December 2012 presidential election. The centre-left ‘Democratic United Party’ candidate Moon Jae-In, a former human rights lawyer who protested and faced confinement during her father’s rule in the 70s emerged as her prime contender.
On December 19, 2012 she won the presidential election and on February 25, 2013 she made history by becoming the first woman President of South Korea. The vision of her government is "a new era of hope and happiness".
The administrative objectives of the new government includes "creativity-oriented education and cultural enrichment", "a jobs-cantered creative economy", "tailored employment and welfare", "strong security measures for sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula" and "a safe and united society".
In order to take forward her administrative vision and objectives, she made radical changes including restructuring of the ‘Blue House’. While the position of ‘Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs’ was renewed, several offices including that of the ‘Ministry of Science’, ‘Office of National Security’ at the Blue House and that of ‘ICT and Future Planning’ were set up.
She visited the United States in May 2013 and met President Barack Obama. The two leaders had bilateral meeting on various developmental and cooperation issues focusing on advancement of both economies. While over 20,000 U.S. military men are posted in South Korea, she views the strategic alliance of both the nations as the most fruitful one.
While addressing a joint session of the US congress, she appealed for a united front to counter challenges imposed by North Korea. She continues to maintain a close association with the US as many of her predecessors.
Though North Korea violated a resolution of ‘UN Security Council’ and posed several challenges for South Korea, she remained committed to undertake policy coordination along with the likes of the United Nations, the US and China concerning North Korea.
She visited China in June 2013 and met President Xi Jinping. She garnered support of the President after clarifying South Korea’s stand on issues related to North Korea.
She held a summit on November 13, 2013 with the Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to South Korea. The two leaders had an extensive and dynamic discourse centred on strengthening of economic and political developments.
To realise her vision of invigorating economy along with creation of new jobs, she declared her objective of building a ‘Creative Economy’ on June 5, 2013.
Park Geun-hye and Tony Abbott, the Prime Minister of Australia, signed the ‘Australia Korea Free Trade Agreement’ on April 8, 2014.
In March 2015 South Korea applied to officially join the ‘Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’ and on May 26, 2015 she approached the chief of ‘Asian Development Bank’ to be in cooperation with the ‘Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’ as also with South Korea.
She has expressed to eliminate “Four Major Social Evils”, encompassing unsafe food, domestic violence, sexual violence and school violence, as one of the social agendas of the nation.
A ‘National Unity Committee’ was set up by her that will act as an advisory to the president in resolving societal conflicts of the nation thus fostering an environment of co-prosperity and co-existence.
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Park Geun-hye biography timelines
- // 2nd Feb 1952Park Geun-hye was born in on February 2, 1952, Taegu in North Gyeongsang, South Korea in the family of Park Chung-hee and Yuk Young-soo as their first child among three children. Her father was the 3rd President, military general and dictator of South Korea.
- // 1953 To 1970Her family moved to Seoul in 1953 where she spent her younger days in the South Korean presidential palace, the ‘Blue House’. In 1970 she graduated from ‘Sacred Heart Girls’ High School’ in Seoul.
- // 15th Aug 1974She studied electronic engineering in ‘Sogang University’ and received her bachelor’s degree in 1974. She studied for a while in the ‘Grenoble University’ in France but following an assassination attempt on her father on August 15, 1974 in the ‘National Theater of Korea’, Seoul, that killed her mother, she returned to South Korea. The assassination was executed by Mun Se-gwang, a member of the ‘General Association of Korean Residents in Japan’.
- // 26th Oct 1979Thereafter Park Geun-hye played the part of the first lady until 1979 when her father was assassinated on October 26, 1979 by Kim Jae-gyu, the chief of ‘Korean Central Intelligence Agency’ (now known as ‘National Intelligence Service’).
- // 1987In 1987 the Chinese Culture University, in Taipei, Taiwan honoured her with an Honorary Doctorate in Literature.
- // 1998For four consecutive terms starting from 1998 she served the ‘Korean National Assembly’ as a member of the ‘Grand National Party’, representing the constituency of Dalseong, Daegu.
- // 1998She became the vice chairman of the ‘Grand National Party’ in 1998.
- // 2007In 2007 she lost to Lee Myung-bak as the presidential nominee of the ‘Grand National Party’.
- // 2008In 2008 she received Honorary Doctorate in Science from ‘KAIST’ in Daejeon, South Korea and Honorary Doctorate in Politics from ‘Pukyong National University’ in Busan, South Korea.
- // 2010In 2010 the ‘Sogang University’ in Seoul, South Korea bestowed her with Honorary Doctorate in Politics.
- // Jun 2012In February 2012 the ‘Grand National Party’ was re-christened as the ‘Saenuri Party’ and that year she served her fifth term in the ‘Korean National Assembly’ as a proportional representative starting from June 2012.
- // Dec 2012The ‘Saenuri Party’ nominated her as their presidential candidate in August 2012 for the December 2012 presidential election. The centre-left ‘Democratic United Party’ candidate Moon Jae-In, a former human rights lawyer who protested and faced confinement during her father’s rule in the 70s emerged as her prime contender.
- // 19th Dec 2012 To 25th Feb 2013On December 19, 2012 she won the presidential election and on February 25, 2013 she made history by becoming the first woman President of South Korea. The vision of her government is "a new era of hope and happiness".
- // May 2013She visited the United States in May 2013 and met President Barack Obama. The two leaders had bilateral meeting on various developmental and cooperation issues focusing on advancement of both economies. While over 20,000 U.S. military men are posted in South Korea, she views the strategic alliance of both the nations as the most fruitful one.
- // Jun 2013She visited China in June 2013 and met President Xi Jinping. She garnered support of the President after clarifying South Korea’s stand on issues related to North Korea.
- // 5th Jun 2013To realise her vision of invigorating economy along with creation of new jobs, she declared her objective of building a ‘Creative Economy’ on June 5, 2013.
- // 13th Nov 2013She held a summit on November 13, 2013 with the Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to South Korea. The two leaders had an extensive and dynamic discourse centred on strengthening of economic and political developments.
- // 8th Apr 2014Park Geun-hye and Tony Abbott, the Prime Minister of Australia, signed the ‘Australia Korea Free Trade Agreement’ on April 8, 2014.
- // 26th May 2015In March 2015 South Korea applied to officially join the ‘Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’ and on May 26, 2015 she approached the chief of ‘Asian Development Bank’ to be in cooperation with the ‘Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’ as also with South Korea.
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Park Geun-hye's FAQ
What is Park Geun-hye birthday?
Park Geun-hye was born at 1952-02-02
Where is Park Geun-hye's birth place?
Park Geun-hye was born in Jung District, Taegu, South Korea
What is Park Geun-hye nationalities?
Park Geun-hye's nationalities is South Korean
Who is Park Geun-hye siblings?
Park Geun-hye's siblings is Park Geun-ryeong, Park Ji-man
What was Park Geun-hye universities?
Park Geun-hye studied at Sogang University, University of Grenoble
What is Park Geun-hye's religion?
Park Geun-hye's religion is Atheism
How tall is Park Geun-hye?
Park Geun-hye's height is 162
Who is Park Geun-hye's father?
Park Geun-hye's father is Park Chung-hee
Who is Park Geun-hye's mother?
Park Geun-hye's mother is Yuk Young-soo
What is Park Geun-hye's sun sign?
Park Geun-hye is Aquarius
How famous is Park Geun-hye?
Park Geun-hye is famouse as 11th President of South Korea