Tseng Wen-hui
Tseng Wen-hui | |
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曾文惠 | |
Second Lady of Taiwan | |
In office 20 May 1984 – 13 January 1988 | |
Vice President | Lee Teng-hui |
Preceded by | Unknown[note 1] Liu Chi-chun (1975) |
Succeeded by | Hsu Man-yun |
Personal details | |
Born | Sanshi Village, Taihoku Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan | 31 March 1926
Nationality | Taiwan |
Spouse | |
Tseng Wen-hui (Chinese: 曾文惠; pinyin: Zēng Wénhuì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chan Bûn-hūi; (born 31 March 1926) is a Taiwanese public figure, First Lady of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1988 to 2000, and widow of former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui.[3]
Biography
Tseng was born on 31 March 1926 in Sanshi Village, Taihoku Prefecture, now known as present-day New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Tseng married Lee on 9 February 1949, when he was a teaching assistant in the Faculty of Agriculture and Economics at National Taiwan University.[4] The couple had three children. Their eldest son, Lee Hsien-wen, (c. 1950 – 21 March 1982)[5][6] died of sinus cancer.[7] Daughters Anna and Annie, were born c. 1952 and c. 1954, respectively.[5]
Politically, Tseng stated that she preferred to keep a low profile for her husband's sake. However, she became the subject of controversy in 2000 when
Notes
- vice president Hsieh Tung-minwas unknown
References
- Taiwan Today. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- ^ Lee, Hsin-fang; Hsu, Stacy (2013-05-27). "Lee Teng-hui recounts political life in memoir". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- ^ a b Lin, Mei-chun (2002-04-01). "Newsmakers: Former first lady shows her stronger side". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ^ "歷史剪影". Academia Historica, Republic of China. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ^ ISBN 9781403977175.
- ISBN 9781403977175.
- ^ Lee, Hsin-fang; Chin, Jonathan (16 December 2015). "Lee Teng-hui walks his granddaughter down aisle". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ Lin, Mei-chun (18 December 2001). "Investigator says Lee's wife didn't flee with millions". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Chu, Monique (8 November 2002). "Ministry backs up former first lady". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Huang, Tai-lin (2 March 2004). "Prison was a cinch, says defamation queen". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 October 2016.