Shirley Kuo

Taiwanese politician

郭婉容Minister of FinanceIn office
22 July 1988 – 1 June 1990Preceded byRobert ChienSucceeded byWang Chien-shienMinister of Council for Economic Planning and DevelopmentIn office
1 June 1990 – 27 February 1993Preceded byFredrick ChienSucceeded byVincent Siew Personal detailsBorn (1930-01-25) 25 January 1930 (age 94)
Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of JapanNationalityEmpire of Japan (1930–1945)
Republic of China (since 1945)Political partyKuomintangSpouseNi Wen-yaChildrenChristina LiuAlma materNational Taiwan University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kobe University

Shirley Kuo (Chinese: 郭婉容; pinyin: Guo Wǎnróng; born 25 January 1930) is a Taiwanese politician.

Kuo earned a doctorate in economics from Kobe University in Japan after receiving bachelor's and master's degrees from National Taiwan University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively.^[1]^[2] Upon her appointment to the Ministry of Finance, Kuo became the first female cabinet minister in the history of the Republic of China.^[1] She led the ministry from 1988 to 1990, before being named the head minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development, a position she held until 1993.

She was married to Ni Wen-ya until his death in 2006. A daughter from her first marriage, Christina Liu, was finance minister in 2012.^[3]^[4] Peng Ming-min is her first cousin.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Shirley Ready To Take A Bow". Taiwan Today. 25 July 1988. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
^ Trenhaile, John (1 August 1996). "The New Cabinet". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
^ "Leaders pay their last respects to Nieh Wen-ya". China Post. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
^ "Media hail new CEPD, finance ministers". China Post. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
^ Hughes, Christopher (2013). Taiwan and Chinese Nationalism: National Identity and Status in International Society. Routledge. p. 52. ISBN 9781134727551.
^ Tsai, Henry (2005). Lee Teng-hui and Taiwan's Quest for Identity. Springer. p. 243. ISBN 9781403977175.