Park Geun-hye

President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017 · South Korea · Politicians · Born 1952 · age 74

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First woman elected president in South Korea's history, then the first president removed by impeachment. Park Geun-hye rose on the legacy of her dictator father and fell through a corruption scandal involving her confidante's influence-peddling, trading the Blue House for a 25-year prison sentence.

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2016Doctor Honoris Causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie UniversityAward2015“But the joy of the longawaited liberation ended up being only half fulfilled.”In their words15 August 2015Commemorative Address on the 70th Anniversary of Liberation of Korea from Japanese rule (August 15, 2015)Read the whole statement

“Currently, North Korea is constantly upgrading and enhancing the sophistication of its nuclear weapons, and developing and honing its missile capabilities as well.”In their words11 June 2015In an interview with the Washington Post (June 11, 2015)Read the whole statement

Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Sun of PeruAward2013“The Republic of Korea as we know it today has been built on the blood, toil, and sweat of the people.”In their words25 February 2013Excerpts from inaugural address (February 25, 2013)Read the whole statement

“But I have faith in the Korean people. I believe in their resilience and the potential of our dynamic nation.”In their words25 February 2013Excerpts from inaugural address (February 25, 2013)Read the whole statement

“The new administration will usher in a new era of hope premised on a revitalizing economy, the happiness of our people, and the blossoming of our culture.”In their words25 February 2013Excerpts from inaugural address (February 25, 2013)Read the whole statement

Grand Order of MugunghwaAwardHonorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the BathAward2010Honorary DegreeAward2008Honorary DegreeAward2007“If I had been born into an ordinary family and if my parents hadn’t passed away in that way, I wouldn’t have had to go into politics.”In their words3 August 2007In an interview with the Financial Times (August 03, 2007)Read the whole statement

1987Honorary DegreeAward1952Born2 February 1952

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But the joy of the longawaited liberation ended up being only half fulfilled.
Aug 15, 2015, Commemorative Address on the 70th Anniversary of Liberation of Korea from Japanese rule (August 15, 2015), Own words
Historians in Japan as well as historians across the world have been calling on the Japanese leadership to come clean about what they have done in the past so we can move forward.
Jun 11, 2015, In an interview with the Washington Post (June 11, 2015), Own words
Currently, North Korea is constantly upgrading and enhancing the sophistication of its nuclear weapons, and developing and honing its missile capabilities as well.
Jun 11, 2015, In an interview with the Washington Post (June 11, 2015), Own words

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Doctor Honoris Causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University2016

Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Sun of Peru2015

Grand Order of Mugunghwa2013

Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath2013

Honorary Degree2010

Honorary Degree2008

Honorary Degree1987

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Born in Daegu on 2 February 1952, Park Geun-hye is the eldest daughter of Park Chung Hee, South Korea's third president. After her mother's assassination in 1974, she served as acting first lady until her father was killed in 1979. She graduated from Sogang University with a degree in electronic engineering that same year, then withdrew from public life for nearly two decades. Between 1998 and 2012, she served four consecutive terms in the National Assembly and led the conservative Grand National Party from 2004 to 2006. In 2013, she became South Korea's 11th president and the first woman elected head of state in East Asia. On 9 December 2016, the National Assembly impeached her on charges related to influence peddling by her aide, Choi Soon-sil; the Constitutional Court upheld the removal unanimously on 10 March 2017. On 6 April 2018, courts sentenced her to 24 years in prison for corruption and abuse of power, later increased to 25 years after convictions for taking off-the-books intelligence funds and interfering in party primaries. She was pardoned on 24 December 2021 and released a week later.

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