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First woman president of South Korea--- Park Geunhye;SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Park Geun-hye of South Koreas ruling Saenuri Party won the tightly contested presidential election held Wednesday, becoming the first woman to lead the country and extending the conservative rule for another five years. ;; Park Geunhye ;Family and education;Political career;Assemblywoman--Park was elected a Grand National Party (GNP) assemblywoman for Dalseong, Daegu, being the incumbent assemblywoman till April 2012 GNP chairwoman and “Queen of Elections”--In 2004 general election, Park was appointed as the chairwoman of the party and then helped her party make significant gains in local elections and actually obtain a majority in 2006. During Parks term as the GNP chairwoman between 2004 and 2006, the party won all 40 reelections and by-elections held, which was largely credited to Parks influence and efforts.This feat gave Park a nickname Queen of Elections. ;2008 Presidential bid--Park hoped to emulate her fathers success by becoming the presidential nominee of the Grand National Party. She eventually lost to Lee Myung-bak by a narrow margin . 2008 General Election--After the 2007 presidential election, President Lee Myung-bak formed a government of mostly his close supporters. Parks supporters argued that this was a kind of political reprisal, and that they should secede from the Grand National Party. Eventually, they formed parties named Pro-Park Coalition and Solidarity for Pro-Park Independents . In the following 2008 general election, the rebels won 26 seats: 14 from the Pro-Park Coalition and 12 as independents. ;Head of Saenuri Party--As a response to the dwindling approval rating of the GNP, the party formed an emergency committee . On 19 December 2011, Park was appointed as the chairwoman of GNPs Emergency Committee . 2012 parliamentary election--The Saenuri Party achieved a surprise win against the opposing Democratic United Party in the 2012 Genera