Yeh Chu-lan (; born 1949) is a

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politician. She served as acting mayor of

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and

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Career

Yeh worked in advertising for seventeen years prior to entering politics after her husband,

Cheng Nan-jung Cheng Nan-jung (, Hokkien: Tēnn Lâm-iông; sometimes anglicised Nylon Deng; 12 September 1947 – 7 April 1989) was a Taiwanese publisher and pro-democracy activist. He was the founder of the Freedom Era Weekly. He is most known internationa ...

, a dissident, chose to commit suicide rather than be arrested in 1989. In 1992, she was the deputy convener of the

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(DPP) Caucus in

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, and convener in 1995. From 2000 to 2002, Yeh was third in the Cabinet in her position as Minister of Transportation and Communications. She was Chairperson of the

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from 2002 to 2004. In 2004 she was named Vice Premier, as well as Minister of Consumer Protection and Minister responsible for the Council for Economic Planning and Development. In late 2005, she became the first female acting mayor of Kaohsiung when then-mayor Frank Hsieh was appointed

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. She was sworn in as the Presidential Office secretary-general in August 2007. es1"/> Yeh was amongst the front runners to serve as DPP 2008 presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's vice-presidential running mate, however former Premier and DPP Chairman

Su Tseng-chang Hope Su Tseng-chang (; born 28 July 1947) is a Taiwanese politician serving as premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2019, and previously from 2006 to 2007. He was the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party in 2005 and from 2012 ...

was eventually chosen for the role. In 2017, she was elected chairwoman of the Taiwan Visitors Association.

References

1949 births Living people Taiwanese politicians of Hakka descent Mayors of Kaohsiung Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Fu Jen Catholic University alumni Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Miaoli County Taipei Members of the Legislative Yuan Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan Members of the 4th Legislative Yuan Taiwanese Ministers of Transportation and Communications Recipients of the Order of Brilliant Star Women mayors of places in Taiwan Women government ministers of Taiwan 21st-century Taiwanese women politicians {{Taiwan-mayor-stub