First Lady of North Korea

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First Lady of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
조선민주주의인민공화국 영부인
Incumbent
Ri Sol-ju
since 15 April 2018
ResidenceRyongsong Residence, Pyongyang, North Korea
Inaugural holderKim Song-ae
Formation17 December 1963

The first lady of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (

supreme leader of North Korea. However, only two wives of the supreme leader have received this title: the inaugural holder Kim Song-ae, the second wife of Kim Il Sung; and the incumbent Ri Sol-ju, the wife of Kim Jong Un
.

History

During the administration of President Kim Il Sung, Kim Song-ae assumed the duties of first lady in 1963, 11 years after the marriage.[1] The position was left vacant under the leadership of General Secretary Kim Jong Il, who married twice and had three domestic partnerships at different times.

The position was re-established under

First Lady". The term had not been used since 1974, when it described Kim Song-ae. Ri was previously called "comrade" by state media; the promotion occurred ahead of the April 2018 inter-Korean summit where Ri and the first lady of South Korea, Kim Jung-sook, were in attendance.[2][3]

List of first ladies of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

The following is a list of the first ladies of North Korea.

First Lady
No.
 Portrait First Lady
(Maiden name) 		Tenure Age at tenure start Supreme Leader
(Husband, unless noted)
1 Kim Song-ae
1924–2014 (aged 89)
[4][5][6] 		17 December 1963
–
15 August 1974 		38 years, 353 days
Kim Il Sung
m. 1941 and 1952
- Vacant 15 August 1974
–
15 April 2018 		—
Kim Jong Il
m. 1966 and 1974
2 Portrait painting of Ri Sol-ju Ri Sol-ju
Born (1989-10-26) 26 October 1989 (age 34)
[7][8][9] 		15 April 2018
–
present 		28 years, 158 days
Kim Jong Un
m. 2009

See also

References

  1. Carter J. Eckert, Ki-baik Lee
    , Young Ick Lew, Michael Robinson, and Edward W. Wagner, Korea Old and New: A History (Seoul: Ilchokak / Korea Institute, Harvard University, 1990), 377.
  2. ^ "Kim Jong-un elevates wife to position of North Korea's first lady". The Guardian. Seoul. Agence France-Presse. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ "First ladies of two Koreas meet for first time". 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ "North Korea leader Kim Jong-un married to Ri Sol-ju". BBC News. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  5. ^ Sang-hun Choe (25 July 2012). "North Korean Leader Marries". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Keeping up with the Kims: North Korea's elusive first family". BBC News. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. ^ Joohee Cho (26 July 2012). "North Korea's First Lady Was Cheerleader, Ditches Drab Outfits". ABC News. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  8. ^ Thayer, Nate (26 July 2012). "North Korea IDs Mystery Woman as Kim Jong-Un's Wife—But Who Is She, Really?". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  9. ^ O'Connor, Tom (27 September 2017). "Meet Ri Sol Ju, wife of Kim Jong Un and first lady of North Korea". Newsweek. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

Further reading

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