Park Geun-ryeong

Park Geun-ryeong (, born June 30, 1954) is a South Korean politician. She is the daughter of former President Park Chung Hee and his wife, Yuk Young-soo. Her elder sister is former President Park Geun-hye. She worked with various organizations, had significant disputes with her elder sister, and was convicted of fraud with a suspended sentence.

Early life Park was born as the second daughter of Park Chung Hee and his wife, Yuk Young-soo. At the time of her birth, her father had returned to Korea after completing his studies at the US Army Artillery School's Advanced Military Course and was serving as the commander of the 2nd Corps Artillery Division with the rank of Brigadier General. Park Chung Hee returned to Korea on June 27, and Geun-ryeong's birthday was three days later on the 30th. Her original name was Park Geun-yeong (朴槿映), but she changed it to Park Seo-yeong (朴書永) in 1993 and then back to Park Geun-ryeong (朴槿令) in 2004. She graduated from Cheongun Elementary School, Gyeonggi Girls' Middle School, Gyeonggi Girls' High School, and Seoul National University's College of Music. and her father, Park Chung Hee, was assassinated in 1979, she left the Blue House with her siblings born to Yuk Young-soo and moved to her private residence in Sindang-dong, Seoul.

In the Fall of 1982, she married Ryu Cheong, a businessman and the eldest son of , the president of Poongsan Metal, but they divorced six months later. In 1992, she founded the Children's Traffic Safety Association and served as its president. That same month she was removed from the Yook Young Foundation and had to use credit from a bank for living expenses. but on December 14, 2012, she declared her support for Park Geun-hye in the 2012 South Korean presidential election.

Controversy In a special interview with the portal site Niconico, she sparked controversy by stating that South Korea's continued apology to Japan for its past history was unfair, that not visiting the shrine was immoral, and that neighboring countries criticizing Japan's shrine visits amounted to interference in their internal affairs. She then maintained her previous position in an interview with announcer Kim Joo-ha, further fueling the controversy.

On June 29, 2017, Park and her elder sister were tried in separate trials on different charges. Park Geun-ryeong was accused of fraud and violating the Attorneys-at-Law Act. She was accused of reeiving about 100 million South Korean won (~ US $89,000) from a social-welfare group head in exchange for using her influence to aid a government contract. She denied wrongdoing and claimed she had returned the money. She was convicted and the Supreme Court of Korea upheld her sentence of one year and six months in prison, suspended for two years. She was also sentenced to 160 hours of community service and a fine of 100 million won. She was not sent to jail because the money had been recovered.

TV portrayals 1995 - MBC's - portrayed by 2005 - MBC's 5th Republic - portrayed by Jeon Soo-ji