Shirley Kuo, Date of Birth

    

Shirley Kuo

Taiwanese politician

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1930

Profession: economist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Shirley Kuo

  • Shirley Kuo (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Guo Wanróng; born 25 January 1930) is a Taiwanese politician. Kuo earned a doctorate in economics from Kobe University in Japan after receiving bachelor's and master's degrees from National Taiwan University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively.
  • Upon her appointment to the Ministry of Finance, Kuo became the first female cabinet minister in the history of the Republic of China.
  • She led the ministry from 1988 to 1990, before being named the head minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development, a position she held until 1993.
  • She was married to Ni Wen-ya until his death in 2006.
  • A daughter from her first marriage, Christina Liu, was finance minister in 2012.
  • Peng Ming-min is her first cousin.

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