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{{Short description|Taiwanese lawyer and politician}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Ma (surname)|Ma]] ''(married name) and'' [[Zhou (surname)|Chow]] ''(maiden name)|lang=Chinese}}
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{{Infobox first lady
{{Infobox first lady
| name = Christine Chow Ma<br />{{small|''Chow Mei-ching''}}
| name = Christine Chow Ma<br />{{small|''Chow Mei-ching''}}
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-tw|周美青}}}}
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-tw|周美青}}}}
| image = Christine_Chow_Ma.jpg
| image = Christine_Chow_Ma.jpg
| image_size =
| image_size =
| caption =
| caption = Chou in 2008
| birth_date = {{b-da|30 November 1952}}
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|30 November 1952}}
| birth_place = [[Kowloon]], [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]
| birth_place = [[Kowloon]], [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]
| order = [[First Lady of the Republic of China]]
| order = 6th
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| office = First Lady of the Republic of China
| term_start = 20 May 2008
| term_end = 20 May 2016
| term_start = 20 May 2008
| term_end = 20 May 2016
| death_date =
| president = [[Ma Ying-jeou]]
| death_place =
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| predecessor = [[Wu Shu-chen]]
| occupation =
|president = [[Ma Ying-jeou]]
| successor = [[Wu Mei-ju]] (2024)
| office2 = [[First Lady]] of [[Taipei]]
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| predecessor = [[Wu Shu-chen]]
| term_start2 = 25 December 1998
| successor = Office vacant
| spouse = [[Ma Ying-jeou]]
| term_end2 = 25 December 2006
| 1blankname2 = [[Mayor of Taipei|Mayor]]
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| alma_mater = [[National Chengchi University]]<br />[[New York University]] (LL.M.)
| children = 2 daughters
| 1namedata2 = [[Ma Ying-jeou]]
| nationality = [[Taiwan]]ese
| predecessor2 = [[Wu Shu-chen]]
| party =
| successor2 = Kao Lan-hsian
| spouse = [[Ma Ying-jeou]]
| children = 2
| nationality = [[Taiwan]]ese
| party =
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| education = [[National Chengchi University]] ([[LLB]])<br />[[New York University]] ([[LL.M.|LLM]])
}}
}}


'''Christine Chow Ma''' ('''Christine Chow Mei-ching''') ({{zh|c={{linktext|周|美|青}}|p=Zhōu Měiqīng|w=Chou Mei-ch'ing}}; born November 30, 1952) is a [[Hong Kong]]-born Taiwanese lawyer and former [[First Lady of the Republic of China]] from 2008 until 2016. She is married to [[Ma Ying-jeou]], the former [[ROC president|President]] of the [[Republic of China]] ([[Taiwan]]).
'''Christine Chow Ma''' ('''Christine Chow Mei-ching''') ({{zh|c={{linktext|周|美|青}}|p=Zhōu Měiqīng|w=Chou Mei-ch'ing}}; born November 30, 1952) is a [[Hong Kong]]-born Taiwanese lawyer and former [[First Lady of the Republic of China]] from 2008 until 2016. She is married to [[Ma Ying-jeou]], the former [[ROC president|president]] of [[Republic of China|Taiwan]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Chow was born in [[British Hong Kong]] in 1952, with [[Ancestral home (Chinese)|family]] roots in [[Nanjing]], [[Jiangsu]] province of Mainland China.<ref>{{in lang|zh}}[http://www.dwnews.com/big5/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/2008_3_25_16_15_1_411.html Both Ma Ying-jeou and Chow Mei-ching were born in Hong Kong] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120729185406/http://www.dwnews.com/big5/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/2008_3_25_16_15_1_411.html |date=2012-07-29 }}, DWNEWS, March 26, 2008.</ref> She graduated from [[Taipei First Girls' High School]] and received her bachelor of laws degree from [[National Chengchi University]] and a master of laws (LL.M.) degree from [[New York University Law School]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mo|first1=Yan-chih|title=NEWSMAKER: Chow Mei-ching: the career-minded first lady|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/03/30/2003407635|accessdate=24 July 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=30 March 2008}}</ref>
Chow was born in [[British Hong Kong]] in 1952, with [[Ancestral home (Chinese)|family]] roots in [[Nanjing]], [[Jiangsu]], province of Mainland China.<ref>{{in lang|zh}}[http://www.dwnews.com/big5/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/2008_3_25_16_15_1_411.html Both Ma Ying-jeou and Chow Mei-ching were born in Hong Kong] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120729185406/http://www.dwnews.com/big5/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/2008_3_25_16_15_1_411.html |date=2012-07-29 }}, DWNEWS, March 26, 2008.</ref> She graduated from [[Taipei First Girls' High School]] and received her bachelor of laws degree from [[National Chengchi University]] and a [[Master of Laws]] (LL.M.) degree from [[New York University Law School]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mo|first1=Yan-chih|title=NEWSMAKER: Chow Mei-ching: the career-minded first lady|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/03/30/2003407635|accessdate=24 July 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=30 March 2008}}</ref>

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Chow was a high-school classmate of Ma Ying-jeou's sister. Chow and Ma married in [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{in lang|zh}}[http://paper.wenweipo.com/2008/03/24/TW0803240022.htm 率真周美青 人氣勁升], ''[[Wen Wei Po]]'', March 24, 2008.</ref> She worked as a research assistant, assistant librarian, and even maître d’hôtel at a Chinese restaurant to support her husband through [[Harvard Law School]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/24/world/asia/24taiwan.html Discipline First for Taiwan’s New Leader], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 24, 2008.</ref> They have two daughters, Lesley (Ma Wei-chung, 馬唯中) and Kelly (Ma Yuan-chung, 馬元中). Lesley was born in 1980 in [[New York City]] when Ma was attending Harvard; she completed her undergraduate work at [[Harvard University]] and is a graduate student at [[New York University]].<ref name="daughters1"/><ref name="greencard">Shih Hsiu-chuan [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/01/29/2003399315 "Hsieh's promptings force Ma onto back foot over green card"], ''[[Taipei Times]]'', Jan 29, 2008.</ref> The younger daughter, Kelly, was born in Taiwan and is pursuing her undergraduate studies at [[Brown University]] in [[Rhode Island]].<ref name="daughters1">[http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/presidential%20election/2008/03/24/148533/Next-first.htm Next first lady may keep her Mega job]</ref><ref>[http://www.digitalalchemy.tv/2008/03/taiwan-election-look-at-first-daughters.html 馬唯中 & 馬元中: A Look at the First Daughters (Pictures)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501083711/http://www.digitalalchemy.tv/2008/03/taiwan-election-look-at-first-daughters.html |date=May 1, 2009 }}</ref>


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Chow was a high-school classmate of Ma Ying-jeou's sister. Chow and Ma married in [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{in lang|zh}}[http://paper.wenweipo.com/2008/03/24/TW0803240022.htm 率真周美青 人氣勁升], ''[[Wen Wei Po]]'', March 24, 2008.</ref> She worked as a research assistant, assistant librarian, and even [[maître d’hôtel]] at a Chinese restaurant to support her husband through [[Harvard Law School]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/24/world/asia/24taiwan.html Discipline First for Taiwan’s New Leader], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 24, 2008.</ref> They have two daughters, Lesley (Ma Wei-chung, 馬唯中) and Kelly (Ma Yuan-chung, 馬元中). Lesley was born in 1980 in [[New York City]] when Ma was attending Harvard; she completed her undergraduate work at [[Harvard University]], her MA at [[New York University]], and her PhD at the [[University of California San Diego]]. She is the Ming Chu Hsu and Daniel Xu Associate Curator of Asian Art in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at [[The Metropolitan Museum of Art]], New York.<ref name="daughters1"/><ref name="greencard">Shih Hsiu-chuan [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/01/29/2003399315 "Hsieh's promptings force Ma onto back foot over green card"], ''[[Taipei Times]]'', Jan 29, 2008.</ref> The younger daughter, Kelly, was born in Taiwan and completed her undergraduate studies at [[Brown University]] in [[Rhode Island]].<ref name="daughters1">[http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/presidential%20election/2008/03/24/148533/Next-first.htm Next first lady may keep her Mega job]</ref><ref>[http://www.digitalalchemy.tv/2008/03/taiwan-election-look-at-first-daughters.html 馬唯中 & 馬元中: A Look at the First Daughters (Pictures)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501083711/http://www.digitalalchemy.tv/2008/03/taiwan-election-look-at-first-daughters.html |date=May 1, 2009 }}</ref>
==Career==
Ma was employed at the [[Mega International Commercial Bank]] in [[Taiwan]] in its [[legal]] department. After Ma won the [[2008 Republic of China presidential election|2008 presidential election]], she said she would continue her professional work.<ref>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/03/26/2003407111 Post-Election 2008: Ma's wife determined to carry on as bank lawyer], ''[[Taipei Times]]'', Mar 26, 2008.</ref> At the time, the only change she has made to her lifestyle was taking a chauffeured ride to work instead of public transportation.<ref name="iht.com">[http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/02/asia/taipei.php Taiwan's prospective first lady sets example], ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', Apr 2, 2008.</ref>
Ma was employed at the [[Mega International Commercial Bank]] in [[Taiwan]] in its [[legal]] department. After Ma won the [[2008 Republic of China presidential election|2008 presidential election]], she said she would continue her professional work.<ref>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/03/26/2003407111 Post-Election 2008: Ma's wife determined to carry on as bank lawyer], ''[[Taipei Times]]'', Mar 26, 2008.</ref> At the time, the only change she has made to her lifestyle was taking a chauffeured ride to work instead of public transportation.<ref name="iht.com">[http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/02/asia/taipei.php Taiwan's prospective first lady sets example], ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', Apr 2, 2008.</ref>


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==Personality==
==Personality==
Chow is presented as a stark contrast from her predecessor, [[Chen Shui-bian]]'s first lady, [[Wu Shu-chen]]; Chow is known for staying out of the political limelight and has rarely joined officials' wives at social or official functions. Chow has stated that she will not fulfill "traditional" first lady responsibilities (no former first ladies held an active occupation); she has, however, said that she will fill in on meeting and greeting dignitaries if she has the time.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080324/en_afp/taiwanvotemawife_080324034138 Taiwan's next first lady to mark shift in style], ''[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]]'', Apr 2, 2008.</ref>
Chow is presented as a stark contrast from her predecessor, [[Chen Shui-bian]]'s first lady, [[Wu Shu-chen]]; Chow is known for staying out of the political limelight and has rarely joined officials' wives at social or official functions. Chow has stated that she will not fulfill "traditional" first lady responsibilities (no former first ladies held an active occupation); she has, however, said that she will fill in on meeting and greeting dignitaries if she has the time.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080324/en_afp/taiwanvotemawife_080324034138 Taiwan's next first lady to mark shift in style], ''[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]]'', Apr 2, 2008.</ref>

==See also==
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* [[First Lady of the Republic of China]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:05, 7 September 2024

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ma (married name) and Chow (maiden name).
Christine Chow Ma
Chow Mei-ching
周美青
Chou in 2008
6th First Lady of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2008 – 20 May 2016
PresidentMa Ying-jeou
Preceded byWu Shu-chen
Succeeded byWu Mei-ju (2024)
First Lady of Taipei
In office
25 December 1998 – 25 December 2006
MayorMa Ying-jeou
Preceded byWu Shu-chen
Succeeded byKao Lan-hsian
Personal details
Born30 November 1952 (1952-11-30) (age 71)
Kowloon, Hong Kong
NationalityTaiwanese
SpouseMa Ying-jeou
Children2
EducationNational Chengchi University (LLB)
New York University (LLM)

Christine Chow Ma (Christine Chow Mei-ching) (Chinese: 周美青; pinyin: Zhōu Měiqīng; Wade–Giles: Chou Mei-ch'ing; born November 30, 1952) is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese lawyer and former First Lady of the Republic of China from 2008 until 2016. She is married to Ma Ying-jeou, the former president of Taiwan.

Biography

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Chow was born in British Hong Kong in 1952, with family roots in Nanjing, Jiangsu, province of Mainland China.[1] She graduated from Taipei First Girls' High School and received her bachelor of laws degree from National Chengchi University and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from New York University Law School.[2]

Chow was a high-school classmate of Ma Ying-jeou's sister. Chow and Ma married in New York.[3] She worked as a research assistant, assistant librarian, and even maître d’hôtel at a Chinese restaurant to support her husband through Harvard Law School.[4] They have two daughters, Lesley (Ma Wei-chung, 馬唯中) and Kelly (Ma Yuan-chung, 馬元中). Lesley was born in 1980 in New York City when Ma was attending Harvard; she completed her undergraduate work at Harvard University, her MA at New York University, and her PhD at the University of California San Diego. She is the Ming Chu Hsu and Daniel Xu Associate Curator of Asian Art in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.[5][6] The younger daughter, Kelly, was born in Taiwan and completed her undergraduate studies at Brown University in Rhode Island.[5][7]

Career

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Ma was employed at the Mega International Commercial Bank in Taiwan in its legal department. After Ma won the 2008 presidential election, she said she would continue her professional work.[8] At the time, the only change she has made to her lifestyle was taking a chauffeured ride to work instead of public transportation.[9]

In a change of course, Ma, in a 15 July 2008 CNN interview, stated that his wife would resign her post at the bank to avoid any conflicts of interest or arouse suspicions during his presidency. [citation needed] Her resignation marked a major change for the career-oriented First Lady.

Personality

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Chow is presented as a stark contrast from her predecessor, Chen Shui-bian's first lady, Wu Shu-chen; Chow is known for staying out of the political limelight and has rarely joined officials' wives at social or official functions. Chow has stated that she will not fulfill "traditional" first lady responsibilities (no former first ladies held an active occupation); she has, however, said that she will fill in on meeting and greeting dignitaries if she has the time.[10]

References

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  1. ^ (in Chinese)Both Ma Ying-jeou and Chow Mei-ching were born in Hong Kong Archived 2012-07-29 at archive.today, DWNEWS, March 26, 2008.
  2. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (30 March 2008). "NEWSMAKER: Chow Mei-ching: the career-minded first lady". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. ^ (in Chinese)率真周美青 人氣勁升, Wen Wei Po, March 24, 2008.
  4. ^ Discipline First for Taiwan’s New Leader, The New York Times, March 24, 2008.
  5. ^ a b Next first lady may keep her Mega job
  6. ^ Shih Hsiu-chuan "Hsieh's promptings force Ma onto back foot over green card", Taipei Times, Jan 29, 2008.
  7. ^ 馬唯中 & 馬元中: A Look at the First Daughters (Pictures) Archived May 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Post-Election 2008: Ma's wife determined to carry on as bank lawyer, Taipei Times, Mar 26, 2008.
  9. ^ Taiwan's prospective first lady sets example, International Herald Tribune, Apr 2, 2008.
  10. ^ Taiwan's next first lady to mark shift in style, AFP, Apr 2, 2008.
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