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Her Excellency Park Geun-hye sworn in as Eleventh President of South Korea
By Srimal Fernando Global Editor
President Park Geun-hye was sworn in as
the first female President of South Korea in Seoul. She assumes office
as the eleventh President of South Korea serving the eighteenth
Presidential term. President Park Geun-hye hails from an illustrious
family which has contributed tremendously to the economic development of
South Korea. She is the daughter of late Park Chung – Hee, the third
President of South Korea from 1963 to 1979. President Park Geun-hye was
the Saenuri [New Frontier] Party nominee at the last Presidential
election held on 19th December 2012. She was also the Chairwoman of the
Grand National Party (GNP) twice between 2004 and 2006 and between 2011
and 2012. She received her bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering
from Sogang University in 1974. President Park Geun-hye has received
honorary doctoral degrees from Chinese Culture University in Taiwan,
Sogang University , KAIST and Pukyong National Universities. She was
first elected to the assembly as a Grand National Party candidate from
the Dalseong, Daegu electoral district in 1998. She was re elected three
more times from Dalseong ,Daegu electoral district between 1998 and
2008. President Park Geun-hye is the elder sister of Park Seoyeong and
Park Ji-man.
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