A memorial service marking the 49th day since the death of former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan was held on the 14th.
At the 49th-day rite for the former prime minister held at the Won-Buddhism Hangang Church in Heukseong-dong, Seoul, on the day, first lady Kim Hea-kyung attended on behalf of President Lee Jae-myung, along with Kwon Yang-sook, the spouse of former President Roh Moo-hyun.
From the Democratic Party of Korea, party leader Jung Chung-rae; floor leader Han Byung-do; presidential political adviser and lawmaker Cho Jung-sik; and lawmakers Choo Mi-ae, Kim Young-jin, Lee Hae-sik, and Kim Young-bae attended.
Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment; Kwon O-eul, Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs; senior presidential secretary for political affairs Hong Ik-pyo; and presidential secretary for political affairs Jung Eul-ho, among other government and presidential office officials, were also present.
The memorial proceeded in the following order: a biographical report by floor leader Han, incense offering by the bereaved family, eulogies, a ritual for the deceased's rebirth, a sermon, and a general incense offering.
First lady Kim Hea-kyung, dressed in a black suit and black shoes, offered incense and performed bows before the deceased's portrait. In his eulogy, party leader Jung honored the deceased as "the very history of Korea's democracy."