Wu Mei-ju

Wu Mei-ju (born 1964) is the current First Lady of the Republic of China. She is the wife of the current president, Lai Ching-te.

Wu Mei-ju
吳玫如
Wu in 2024
7th First Lady of the Republic of China
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2024
President	Lai Ching-te
Preceded by	Christine Chow (2016)
11th Second Lady of the Republic of China
In office 20 May 2020 – 20 May 2024
Vice President	Lai Ching-te
Preceded by	Lo Feng-ping
Succeeded by	Vacant (2024－)
Spouse of the Premier of the Republic of China
In office 8 September 2017 – 14 January 2019
Premier	Lai Ching-te
Preceded by	Wu Pei-ling
Succeeded by	Chan Hsiu-ling
First Lady of Tainan
In role 25 December 2010 – 7 September 2017
Mayor	Lai Ching-te
Preceded by	Hung Shu-chen
Succeeded by	Wu Mei-xiu (Acting)
Personal details
Born	1964 (age 59–60)
Nationality	Taiwanese
Spouse	Lai Ching-te ​ (m. 1986)​
Children	2
Education	Tamkang University (BA)

Biography

Wu Mei-ju and her husband Lai Ching-te

Wu Mei-ju and Lai Ching-te met when they accompanied their relatives and friends in the joint high school entrance examination, and got married while Lai was studying in the Department of Post-Medical Science of National Cheng Kung University. The couple has two sons.^[1]

She once worked for the Taiwan Power Company. After her husband was elected Mayor of Tainan City, in order to avoid a potential conflict of interest, she was transferred from the position of Tainan Business Division Director of Taiwan Electric Power Company to Kaohsiung's Hsinta Power Plant to take an administrative position.^[2]

Reference

1. 葉宜哲 (2020-05-20). "賴清德偕校花妻子就職 倆人陪考相識步入婚姻". Newtalk新聞. Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
2. "賴清德北上接閣揆 妻子吳玫如照常低調上班". 自由時報. 2017-09-05. Archived from the original on 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-05.