Rao Ching-ling (; born 23 November 1969) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Rao obtained her doctoral degree from

National Taiwan Normal University National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU; ), or ''Shīdà'' is an institution of higher education and normal school operating out of three campuses in Taipei, Taiwan. NTNU is the leading research institute in such disciplines as Education and Lin ...

in political science.

Political career

Rao was elected to the Taitung County Council after winning the

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on 3 December 2005, making her the youngest councilor to be elected at the age of 36. In 2010, she was elected as the speaker of the county council. While serving on the county council, Rao explored bids for higher office, contesting

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for the Taitung magistracy in 2009, and a seat on the

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in 2012. In 2016, Rao was appointed a deputy secretary-general of the

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, under chairwoman

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2018 Taitung County magistrate election

Rao defeated

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in a Kuomintang primary and subsequently received her party's nomination to contest the Taitung magistracy in 2018. She faced Democratic Progressive Party challenger Liu Chao-hao and three independent candidates, including former county commissioner

. Rao won the magisterial election held on 24 November 2018.

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* 1969 births Living people Magistrates of Taitung County National Taiwan Normal University alumni 21st-century Taiwanese women politicians 21st-century Taiwanese politicians {{Taiwan-politician-stub