Tsai Ing-wen
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Tsai Ing-wen Net Worth

Tsai Ing-wen is the first female and aboriginal President of Taiwan, having been elected in 2016. She was born in 1956 in Taipei, Taiwan, and graduated from the National Taiwan University with a law degree. She then went on to earn a Ph.D. in law from the London School of Economics. After returning home, she taught law at Soochow University and National Chengchi University before entering politics. She joined the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2004 and held a series of high-profile governmental positions under the then-ruling Kuomintang (KMT). In 2006, she was appointed to the post of vice president of the Executive Yuan and was made the chairperson of the DPP in 2008.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? President of Taiwan
Birth Day August 31, 1956
Birth Place Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwanese
Age 67 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Virgo
Premier Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung Yu Shyi-kun
Vice President Chen Chien-jen
Preceded by Su Chi
Succeeded by Joseph Wu
Deputy Chen Ming-tong
Political party Independent (Before 2004) Democratic Progressive Party (After 2004)
Residence Yonghe Residence
Education National Taiwan University (LLB) Cornell Law School (LLM) London School of Economics (PhD)
Traditional Chinese 蔡英文
Simplified Chinese 蔡英文
Hanyu Pinyin Cài Yīngwén
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Bopomofo ㄘㄞˋ   ㄧㄥ   ㄨㄣˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh Tsay Ing'wen
Wade–Giles Tsʻai Ying-wên
Tongyong Pinyin Cài Yingwún
Yale Romanization Choi Yīng-màhn
MPS2 Tsài Yīng-wén
IPA [tsʰâi íŋ.wə̌n]
Romanization Tshai Yîn-vun
Jyutping Coi Jing-man
Hokkien POJ Chhoà Eng-bûn
Tâi-lô Tshuà Ing-bûn

💰 Net worth: (2024)

Tsai Ing-wen's net worth is difficult to estimate as it largely depends on various factors such as her investments, assets, and other financial ventures. As the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen holds a prominent position of power and influence, but her net worth specifically in 2024 cannot be accurately determined without access to detailed financial information. Tsai Ing-wen is widely recognized for her leadership and contributions as the President of Taiwan, and she holds a special place in the hearts of many Taiwanese citizens.

Biography/Timeline

1956

Tsai was born in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan on 31 August 1956, the youngest of 11 children of her father. Her father, Tsai Chieh-sheng (1918-2006), was a businessman who ran an auto repair shop, her mother Chang Chin-fong (1925-2018) was a housewife. Her given name, Ing-wen (英文), could be translated as "heroic literature" or "English language". During her middle school period, she studied in Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Girls High School. She studied law at the behest of her father. After graduating at the College of Law, National Taiwan University, in 1978, Tsai obtained a Master of Laws at Cornell University Law School in 1980 and then a Ph.D. in law at the London School of Economics in 1984. Upon her return to Taiwan, she taught law at the School of Law of Soochow University and National Chengchi University, both in Taipei.

1992

Tsai questioned Ma's stand on Taiwan's sovereign status. Ma emphasized the importance of the so-called 1992 Consensus and called Tsai a Taiwan independence extremist. Tsai criticized Ma's government for not answering her question and labeling others.

1993

Tsai studied law and international trade, and later became a law professor at Soochow University School of Law and National Chengchi University after earning an LLB from National Taiwan University, an LLM from Cornell Law School and a Ph.D. in law from the London School of Economics and Political Science. In 1993, as an independent (without party affiliation), she was appointed to a series of governmental positions, including trade negotiator for WTO affairs, by the then-ruling Kuomintang (KMT) and was one of the chief drafters of the special state-to-state relations doctrine of then President Lee Teng-hui.

2000

In 2000, Tsai was given the high-profile appointment of chair of the Mainland Affairs Council. Confirming the widely held belief that she maintained Pan-Green sympathies, Tsai joined the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2004. She was subsequently nominated by the DPP to be a candidate in the 2004 legislative election and was elected as a legislator-at-large.

2006

On 26 January 2006, Tsai was appointed to the post of vice President of the Executive Yuan, a position commonly referred to as vice premier. She concurrently served as chairwoman of the Consumer Protection Commission.

2007

On 17 May 2007, Tsai, along with the rest of the cabinet of out-going Premier Su Tseng-chang, resigned to make way for incoming Premier Chang Chun-hsiung and his cabinet. Premier Chang named Chiou I-jen, the incumbent secretary-general of the Presidential Office to replace Tsai as vice premier. She then served as the chair of TaiMedBiologics, a biotechnology company based in Taiwan. The Kuomintang accused Tsai of contracting government work out to TaiMedBiologics during her term as vice premier, while planning to leave the government and lead the company afterward. She was later cleared of all alleged wrongdoing.

2008

Tsai took office on 20 May 2008, the same day Ma Ying-jeou was inaugurated as President. She said that DPP would work to deepen the Taiwanese localization movement while defending social justice. She criticized Ma for mentioning closer Cross-Strait relations but nothing about Taiwan's sovereignty and national security.

2009

Under Tsai's leadership, along with some of KMT's unpopular policies, the DPP has been regaining momentum in elections since 2009, after the major defeats from 2006 to 2008. In 2010, she was re-elected as the chair of the DPP.

2010

On 25 April 2010, Tsai participated in a televised debate against President and Kuomintang chairman Ma Ying-jeou over a proposed trade deal with China. While President Ma believed that the agreement with mainland China, called the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), would increase Taiwanese exports to China and lower unemployment rates, Tsai said it "will force Taiwan to open up for cheap Chinese exports eventually" and certain domestic industries will be harmed by the mainland trade invasion. Tsai also said that the pact "will make Taiwan lose its independence in cross-strait relations and become a Chinese parasite" and that Taiwan should negotiate with China under the multilateral-framework World Trade Organization, which would offer more trade protections and emphasize Taiwan's distinct status.

2011

On 11 March 2011, Tsai Ing-wen officially announced her run for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Progressive Party. On 27 April 2011, Tsai became the first female presidential candidate in Taiwan after she defeated former Premier Su Tseng-chang by a small margin in a nationwide phone poll (of more than 15,000 samples) that served as the party's primary. Tsai ran against incumbent President Ma Ying-jeou of the Kuomintang and James Soong of the People First Party in the 5th direct presidential election, which was held on 14 January 2012. Garnering 45% of the vote, she conceded defeat to President Ma in an international press conference, resigning her seat as Chairman of the DPP.

2012

During the 2012 presidential election cycle, Tsai said that she disagreed with the 1992 Consensus as the basis for negotiations between Taiwan and mainland China, that such a consensus only served to buttress the "One China Principle", and that "no such consensus exists" because the majority of the Taiwanese public does not necessarily agree with this consensus. She believed that broad consultations should be held at all levels of Taiwanese society to decide the basis on which to advance negotiations with Beijing, dubbed the "Taiwan consensus". During the 2016 election cycle, Tsai was notably more moderate, making "maintaining the status quo" the centerpiece of party policy. She vowed to work within the Republic of China governing framework in addition to preserving the progress made in cross-strait relations by previous governments, while preserving "freedom and democracy" for the residents of Taiwan.

2014

Tsai led the DPP to a historic victory in the local elections held on 29 November 2014, in which the party secured leadership of 13 of Taiwan's 22 municipalities and counties. The DPP's stunning victory in the elections strengthened Tsai's position within the party and placed her as the front-runner in the 2016 Presidential Elections; she announced her second bid for the Presidency on 15 February 2015. On 16 January 2016, she won the election by a landslide, winning 56.12% of votes, beating her opponent Eric Chu, who won 31.07% of the votes.

2015

Tsai supports LGBT rights and endorsed same-sex marriage to be legalised in Taiwan. On 21 August 2015, which is the Qixi Festival (comparable to Valentine's Day), she released a campaign video in which three same-sex couples actors appeared. On 31 October 2015, when the biggest gay pride parade in Asia was held in Taipei, Tsai expressed her support for same-sex marriage. She posted a 15-second video on her Facebook page saying "I am Tsai Ing-wen, and I support marriage equality” and "Let everyone be able to freely love and pursue happiness”.

2016

Tsai supports strong and stable relationships between Taiwan (ROC) and the United States. In early December 2016, Tsai held an unprecedented telephone call with President-elect Donald Trump. This was the first time that the President of ROC spoke with the President or president-elect of the United States since 1979. Afterwards, she indicated there had been no major "policy shift".

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