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Yu Chen Yueh-ying is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat who served as the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan). She was born on 2 September 1926 in Takao Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan). Yu Chen Yueh-ying graduated from the National Taiwan University in 1949 and obtained her master's degree in international relations from the University of Southern California in 1954. She began her career as a diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1954 and served in various posts in the United States, Japan, and the United Nations. In 1979, she was appointed as the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan). She served in this position until 1984. During her tenure, she was instrumental in the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the United States. Yu Chen Yueh-ying is currently 88 years old. She has a height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m). She is married to Chen Chien-jen, a former Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Yu Chen Yueh-ying has an estimated net worth of $1 million. She has earned her wealth through her career as a diplomat and politician.

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Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 2 September 1926
Birthday 2 September
Birthplace Takao Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Date of death (2014-05-26)
Died Place Niaosong, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Nationality Taiwan

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Children Yu Lin-ya, Yu Jane-daw, Yu Cheng-hsien

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2014

She died at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Kaohsiung on May 26, 2014, at the age of 87. Her funeral was held in the Yu family's hometown of Ciaotou District.

2002

Her son, Yu Cheng-hsien, succeeded her as Kaohsiung County Commissioner for two consecutive, four year terms. He then served as Taiwan's Interior Minister from 2002 to 2004 as a member of Democratic Progressive Party.

1981

In 1981, Yu Chen ran for Kaohsiung County magistrate, but lost by Tsai Ming-yao of the Kuomintang (KMT) by just over 3,000 votes. She was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1982. In 1985, Yu Chen ran for Kaohsiung County commissioner a second time and defeated incumbent commissioner Tsai Ming-yao in a rematch. She became the first female county commissioner in 1987, following the end of martial law in Taiwan. Yu Chen served as county commissioner for two terms until 1993.

1963

In 1963, Yu Chen entered politics by running as a candidate for the Taiwan Provincial Council at the behest of Yu Teng-fa. She served on the Provincial Council for four terms.

1960

Chen Yueh-ying was the youngest of eleven children born to factory owner Chen Tsai-hsing. She married Yu Jui-yen at the suggestion of a matchmaker. Yu Chen's father-in-law, Yu Teng-fa, served as the Commissioner of Kaohsiung County from 1960 until 1963.

1926

Yu Chen Yueh-ying (Chinese: 余陳月瑛; pinyin: Yú Chén Yuèyīng; 2 September 1926 – 26 May 2014) was a Taiwanese politician, judge and matriarch of the Yu family, a political family who dominated politics in the former Kaohsiung County for more than thirty years. (Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City on December 25, 2010, to form a special municipality, Kaohsiung). Her six children include former Interior Minister Yu Cheng-hsien, who headed the ministry from 2002 to 2004.