Career
She is the widow of the 9th President of South of Korea Roh Moo-hyun, who committed suicide on May 23, 2009 by jumping off a tall cliff. She was the first lady when Roh was in office. According to Roh"s Web site, Kwon borrowed $1 million from Park Yeon-Cha, Chief Executive Officer of Taekwang Industry, to repay a personal debt.