Hyun Jeong-eun | |
|---|---|
 Hyun in 2021 | |
| Born | 26 January 1955 South Korea |
| Occupation | Chairwoman of Hyundai Group |
| Spouse | Chung Mong-hun |
| Children | Chung Ji-yi Chung Young-yi Chung Young-seon |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 현정은 |
| Hanja | 玄貞恩 |
| RR | Hyeon Jeongeun |
| MR | Hyŏn Chŏngŭn |
Hyun Jeong-eun (Korean: 현정은; born 26 January 1955) is a South Korean businesswoman and the chairwoman of the Hyundai Group.
Hyun Jeong-eun graduated from Kyunggi Girls' High School in 1972. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1976 and a Master of Arts in Sociology in 1979 from Ewha Womans University. She later obtained a Master of Arts in Human Development from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1983.
Hyun Jeong-eun was born on January 26, 1955, as the second daughter among four daughters to her father, Hyun Young-won, and her mother, Kim Moon-hee. In 1976, she married Chung Mong-hun, with whom she had one son and two daughters.
On August 4, 2003, her husband Chung Mong-hun died and she succeeded him and was inaugurated as the new chairwoman of the Hyundai Group on October 21, 2003.
On August 16, 2009, in her capacity as chairwoman of the Hyundai Group, she met with Kim Jong Il, the then leader of North Korea. The politician Kim Moo-sung is her maternal uncle.