Tseng Wen-hui
| Tseng Wen-hui 曾文惠 | |
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| Newlyweds Lee Teng-hui and Tseng Wen-hui take a picture in front of a National Taiwan University dormitory | |
| First Lady of the Republic of China | |
| In office 13 January 1988 – 20 May 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Chiang Fang-liang |
| Succeeded by | Wu Shu-chen |
| Second Lady of the Republic of China | |
| In office 20 May 1984 – 13 January 1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1926 Sanshi Village, Taihoku Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Spouse(s) | Lee Teng-hui (m. 1949) |
| Occupation | Homemaker, First Lady of the Republic of China |
| Religion | Christianity[1][2] |
Tseng Wen-hui (Chinese: 曾文惠; pinyin: Céng Wénhuì; born March 31, 1926, Sanzhi Township, Taipei County (now New Taipei City)) is the spouse of Lee Teng-hui, former President of the Republic of China.[3]
Biography
She married Lee on 9 February 1949, when Lee was a teaching assistant in the Faculty of Agriculture and Economics at National Taiwan University.[4]
Politically, she stated that she preferred to keep a low profile for her husband's sake; however, she became the object of controversy in 2000 when New Party politicians Elmer Fung, Hsieh Chi-ta, and Tai Chi accused her of attempting to flee to New York with a suitcase containing NT$85 million; in response, she filed a defamation suit against them on 29 March 2000, making her the only first lady in Taiwan's history to become involved in a lawsuit. The three were cleared of charges, but Tseng appealed the verdict to the Taiwan High Court.[3]
References
- ↑ Bloom, Dan (2007-12-07). "New book sheds light on former leader". 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.