Shirley Kuo

Kuo Wang-jung (Chinese: 郭婉容; pinyin: Guo Wǎnróng; born 25 January 1930), also known by her English name Shirley Kuo, is a Taiwanese economist.

Shirley Kuo Kuo Wang-jung
郭婉容
Minister of Finance
In office 22 July 1988 – 1 June 1990
Preceded by	Robert Chien
Succeeded by	Wang Chien-shien
Minister of Council for Economic Planning and Development
In office 1 June 1990 – 27 February 1993
Preceded by	Fredrick Chien
Succeeded by	Vincent Siew
Personal details
Born	(1930-01-25) 25 January 1930 (age 95) Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Nationality	Empire of Japan (1930–1945) Republic of China (since 1945)
Political party	Kuomintang
Spouse(s)	Liu Ching-jui ​ ​ (m. 1949; died 1961)​ Ni Wenya ​ ​ (m. 1968; died 2006)​
Children	Christina Liu
Education	National Taiwan University (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) Kobe University (PhD)

Education and career

Kuo earned a doctorate in economics from Kobe University in Japan after receiving bachelor's and master's degrees from National Taiwan University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), respectively.^[1][2] Upon her appointment to the Ministry of Finance, Kuo became the first female cabinet minister in the history of the Republic of China.^[1] 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.^[3][4] Peng Ming-min is her first cousin.^[5][6]