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 On
February 25, Park Geun-hye will become a new president of Korea. She
will be the first female president of the country. She will be the
first president whose father was also a president. She is the daughter
of the former President Park Chung-hee, who was the leader of Korea
for 18 years. In February, Park Geun-hye will return to Cheongwadae,
which is her childhood home.
The first female president of Korea was born on February 2 in 1952
in Daegu. She has a degree in engineering from
Sogang University in Seoul. She was 9 years old when her father came
to power through a military coup in 1961. When
her mother Yuk Young-soo passed away in 1974, Ms. Park served as a
first lady for her father.
On December 19, 2012, Park Geun-hye became Korea’s first female president,
beating her opponent Moon Jae-in. She
has been described by voters as “good-hearted,
calm, and trustworthy” with
the power to “save our country.”
 Ms.
Park has also made history as the first
female president in Northeast Asia. Her victory is considered remarkable because women
continue to face widespread sexism, huge income gaps, and few opportunities
to work in politics in Korea.
Ms. Park has never married and has no children. She said she would
devote her life to public service. She also
promised to work hard to improve the country’s economic problems when she
takes office in February. Many older South Koreans hope she will evoke the strong charisma
of her father and settle the country’s economic
and security issues.
 “My role
models are Margaret Thatcher and Angela Merkel. Like them, I will
work hard to improve women’s rights,” said Ms. Park. Recently, Korea
came 108th out of 135 countries in a survey on gender equality. Please work
hard for us, Ms. Park and make Korea a better country! |
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