Lee Soon-ja

Lee Soon-ja
이순자
Lee in 1981
First Lady of South Korea
In role 1 September 1980 – 28 June 1987
President	Chun Doo-hwan
Preceded by	Hong Gi
Succeeded by	Kim Ok-suk
Personal details
Born	(1939-03-24) 24 March 1939 (age 85) Chōshun, Manchukuo, Empire of Japan (now Changchun, Jilin, China)
Spouse	Chun Doo-hwan ​ ​ (m. 1958; died 2021)​
Children	4
Alma mater	Ewha Womans University (dropped out)
Religion	Buddhism (formerly Roman Catholic)

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.^[1]