Park Hyun-sook (Korean: 박현숙, 17 October 1896 – 30 January 1981) was a South Korean independence activist and politician. In 1946 she was one of the four women who were appointed to the Interim Legislative Assembly, becoming South Korea's first female legislators.[1] She later served in the National Assembly.
Park Hyun-sook | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 1958–1960 | |
| In office 1963–1967 | |
| Member of the Interim Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1946–1948 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1896 Seoul, Korea |
| Died | 30 January 1981 (aged 84) |
| Park Hyun-sook | |
| Hangul | 박현숙 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Hyeonsuk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Park Hyun-sook |
Biography edit
Born in Seoul in 1896, Park was educated at Soongeui Girl's High School in Pyongyang.[2]
Following the end of World War II, the United States Army Military Government established an Interim Legislative Assembly with 90 members; 45 elected and 45 appointed by Military Governor John R. Hodge. Although women were unable to vote in the election, Hodge appointed four women, including Park, who was a member of the Korea Women's National Party.[3][4] She was later elected to the National Assembly as a representative of the Liberal Party in 1958.[3] She lost her seat in the 1960 elections, but in the 1963 elections she was elected as a representative of the Democratic Republican Party.[2]
She died in January 1981.[2]
References edit
- ^ Soo Ja Kim (2016) 남조선과도입법의원 여성의원의 입법 활동(1946-1948): `여성의원 특별취급안`을 중심으로
- ^ a b c 박현숙(朴賢淑) ROKPS
- ^ a b 해방정국 1호 여성 법안은 ‘공창제 폐지’였다 Women's News, 30 May 2019
- ^ Shin Bok-ryong (2008) The Politics of Separation of the Korean Peninsula, 1943-1953, p229