Yang Sung-sook, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yang Sung-sook

first female general officer of South Korea

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1950

Place of Birth: Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea

Profession: military personnel, politician, military leader

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Brigadier-General Yang Sung-sook was a South Korean army officer. Yang was born in 1949/50 and attended Chonnam National University from which she graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing science.
She joined the Republic of Korea Army in 1973 as a second lieutenant.
By 2001 Yang had reached the rank of colonel.
That year she was promoted to brigadier-general upon assuming command of the Military Nursing Academy.
Yang was the first woman in South Korea to become a general officer.
Yang was quoted at the time as saying: "As the nation's first female general, I will do my best for the military and the country.
I hope this promotion will encourage other female officers"The press coverage around Yang's appointment has been used as an example of gendered news reporting: South Korean press reports complimented Yang on her skill at making kimchi soup and in applying her make-up, rather than any military expertise.
Yang retired from the military in 2004.