Park Geun-hye

Quick Facts

Full Name	Park Geun-hye
Occupation	World Leader
Date Of Birth	Feb 2, 1952(1952-02-02)
Age	72
Birthplace	Jung District, Daegu
Country	South Korea
Birth City	Daegu
Horoscope	Aquarius

Park Geun-hye Biography

Park Geun-hye is one of the most popular and richest World Leader who was born on February 2, 1952 in Jung District, Daegu, Daegu, South Korea. The first woman president of South Korea began her presidency in February. Before her election, she was a parliamentary member for four consecutive terms as well as a member of the Korean National Assembly.

She as well as She and Malala Yousafzai, another woman changing politics in the world, were both named among Time magazine’s most influential people of 2013. another woman who is changing the world of politics were both listed as the top people by Time magazine of 2013.

Park Geun-hye (Korean: 박근혜 ; Hanja: 朴槿惠 ; RR: Bak Geun(-)hye; IPA: [pak‿k͈ɯn.hje] ; often in English /ˈ p ɑːr k ˌ ɡ ʊ n ˈ h eɪ / ; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean former politician who served as President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017. Park was the first woman to be President of South Korea and also the first female president popularly elected as head of state in East Asia. She was also the first South Korean president to be born after the founding of First Republic of Korea; her predecessors were born either during the Joseon dynasty, Japanese rule or during the post-World War II American occupation. Her father, Park Chung-hee, was the President of South Korea from 1963 to 1979, serving five consecutive terms after he seized power in 1961.

In 1953, Park’s family moved to Seoul and she graduated from Seoul’s Jangchung Elementary School and Sungshim (literal: Sacred Heart) Girls’ Middle and High School in 1970, going on to receive a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from Sogang University in 1974. She briefly studied at Joseph Fourier University, but left France following the murder of her mother.

His father Park Chung-hee was the president of the country using the iron for 18 years, before being murdered by his chief of intelligence.

Park Geun-hye Net Worth

Park Geun-hye is one of the richest World Leader from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Park Geun- hye 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In a nation that is still deeply influenced by patriarchy she proudly advocated for her gender, claiming to be the first woman to be a president.

It was a struggle for her to get out from the shadows of her father’s name He first justified his controversial actions, stating that the circumstances required it, before apology to those who he injured.

Park was born on 2 February 1952, in Samdeok-dong of Jung District, Daegu, as the first child of Park Chung-hee, the third president of South Korea, who having come to power with the May 16 military coup d’état of 1961, served from 1963 until his assassination in 1979, and Yuk Young-soo. Both of her parents were assassinated. She has a younger brother, Park Ji-man, and a younger sister, Park Geun-ryeong. She is unmarried with no children. Pew Research Center described her as an atheist with a Buddhist and Roman Catholic upbringing.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Park was elected a Grand National Party (GNP) assemblywoman for Dalseong County, Daegu, in 1998 by-election, and three more times in the same electoral district between 1998 and 2008, being the incumbent assemblywoman till April

2012. In 2012, she announced that she would not run for a constituency representative seat for the 19th election in Dalseong or anywhere else, but for a proportional representative position for the Saenuri Party instead, in order to lead the party’s election campaign. She was elected as a proportional representative in the April 2012 election.

Facts & Trivia

Park Ranked on the list of most popular World Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Park Geun-hye celebrates birthday on February 2 of every year.

During the campaign, on 20 May 2006, Ji Chung-ho, a 50-year-old man with eight criminal convictions, slashed Park’s face with a utility knife, causing an 11-centimeter wound that required 60 stitches and several hours of surgery. A famous anecdote from this incident occurred when Park was hospitalized after the attack. The first word that she said to her secretary after her recovery from her wound was “How is Daejeon?” After this, the candidate from the Grand National Party won the election for mayor of the city of Daejeon despite having trailed by more than 20 percentage points in opinion polls up to the point of the attack. In addition, during her term as the GNP chairwoman between 2004 and 2006, the party won all 40 reelections and by-elections held, which was largely credited to her influence and efforts. This feat gave Park a nickname “Queen of Elections”.

Top Facts about Park Geun-hye

1. First female president of South Korea.
2. Impeached and removed from office in 2017.
3. Convicted of corruption and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
4. Accused of influence-peddling through a close friend, Choi Soon-sil.
5. Massive protests led to her impeachment and removal from office.
6. Approval ratings dropped to single digits during her presidency.
7. Daughter of former dictator Park Chung-hee.
8. Served as the country’s first lady after her mother’s assassination.
9. Prioritized economic growth and job creation during her presidency.
10. Improved relations with China while maintaining alliance with the US

What happened to Park Geun Hye?

On 6 April 2018, Park was sentenced to 24 years in prison, after being found guilty of abuse of power and coercion. This was later raised to 25 years and a fine of ₩20 billion (US$17.86 million) following an appeal by prosecutors.

Why was Park Geun hye imprisoned?

The Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment by a unanimous 8–0 ruling on 10 March 2017, thereby removing Park from office, making her the first Korean president to be so removed. On 6 April 2018, South Korean courts sentenced her to 24 years in prison (later increased to 25 years) for corruption and abuse of power.

What did Park Chung Hee Do?

Park Chung-hee (Korean: 박정희, IPA: [pʰak̚ t͡ɕʌŋ hi]; 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the leader of South Korea from 1961 until his assassination in 1979; ruling as an unelected military strongman from 1961 to 1963, then as the third President of South …

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