Tseng Wen-hui

Tseng Wen-hui (Chinese: 曾文惠; pinyin: Céng Wénhuì; born 31 March 1926, Sanshi Village, Taihoku Prefecture [now in New Taipei City], Taiwan) is the wife of Lee Teng-hui, former President of the Republic of China.[3]

Tseng Wen-hui
曾文惠
Newlyweds Lee Teng-hui and Tseng Wen-hui in front of a National Taiwan University dormitory
First Lady of the Republic of China
In office
13 January 1988  20 May 2000
Preceded byChiang Fang-liang
Succeeded byWu Shu-chen
Second Lady of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 1984  13 January 1988
Succeeded byXu Manyun
Personal details
Born (1926-03-31) 31 March 1926
Sanshi Village, Taihoku Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
NationalityRepublic of China
Spouse(s)
Lee Teng-hui (m. 1949)
OccupationHomemaker, First Lady of the Republic of China[1][2]

Biography

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]

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 New Party politicians Elmer Fung, Hsieh Chi-ta, and Tai Chi accused her of attempting to flee to New York City 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 case involved the testimony of Wang Kuang-yu, which marked the first time that any Investigation Bureau director testified in a case under Investigation Bureau jurisdiction.[5] The three were cleared of charges, but Tseng appealed the verdict to the Taiwan High Court.[3] The appeal was submitted in April 2002, and the High Court began its own investigation in November.[6] In December 2003, the High Court reversed the Taipei District Court's decision. All three accusers were fined NT$81,000. Hsieh refused to pay, and was sentenced to three months imprisonment.[7]

References

  1. Bloom, Dan (2007-12-07). "New book sheds light on former leader". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  2. Lee, Hsin-fang; Hsu, Stacy (2013-05-27). "Lee Teng-hui recounts political life in memoir". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  3. Lin, Mei-chun (2002-04-01). "Newsmakers: Former first lady shows her stronger side". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
  4. "歷史剪影". Academia Historica, Republic of China. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
  5. Lin, Mei-chun (18 December 2001). "Investigator says Lee's wife didn't flee with millions". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. Chu, Monique (8 November 2002). "Ministry backs up former first lady". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. Huang, Tai-lin (2 March 2004). "Prison was a cinch, says defamation queen". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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