Shirley Kuo
Kuo Wang-jung | |
|---|---|
| 郭婉容 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 22 July 1988 – 1 June 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Chien |
| Succeeded by | Wang Chien-shien |
| Minister of Council for Economic Planning and Development | |
| In office 1 June 1990 – 27 February 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Fredrick Chien |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Siew |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1930 |
| Nationality | Empire of Japan (1930–1945) Republic of China (since 1945) |
| Party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse(s) |
Liu Ching-jui
(m. 1949; died 1961) |
| Children | Christina Liu |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) Kobe University (PhD) |
Kuo Wang-jung (Chinese: 郭婉容; pinyin: Guo Wǎnróng; born 25 January 1930), also known by her English name Shirley Kuo, is a Taiwanese economist.
Education
After graduating from National Tainan Girls' Senior High School, Kuo studied economics as an undergraduate at National Taiwan University and received her bachelor's degree in 1952. She then went to the United States and earned a Master of Science (M.S.) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1960. In 1984, she completed doctoral studies in Japan, earning her Ph.D. in economics from Kobe University.[1][2]
Career
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. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Media hail new CEPD, finance ministers". China Post. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. 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.