Lee Soon-ja
Lee Soon-ja | |
|---|---|
| 이순자 | |
Lee in 1981 | |
| First Lady of South Korea | |
| In role 1 September 1980 – 24 February 1988 | |
| President | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Preceded by | Jeong Kyung-sook (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kim Ok-suk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1939 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Ewha Womans University (dropped out) |
| Religion | Buddhism (formerly Roman Catholic) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이순자 |
| Hanja | 李順子 |
| RR | I Sunja |
| MR | I Sunja |
Lee Soon-ja (Korean: 이순자; 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.