Nationality Republic of China | Name Christina Liu | |
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Alma mater National Taiwan UniversityUniversity of Chicago | ||
Federal Election 2015 Youth Forum - Parent Alliance of Ontario Christina Liu on youth issue
Christina Liu (Chinese: 劉憶如; pinyin: Liú Yìrú) is a Taiwanese politician.
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- Federal Election 2015 Youth Forum Parent Alliance of Ontario Christina Liu on youth issue
- The MDRTExperience Christina Liu
- Education
- Political career
- Personal life
- References
The MDRTExperience Christina Liu
Education
Liu received a bachelor's degree in political science from the National Taiwan University and an MBA and doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago.
Political career
Liu served in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2007 as a member of the People First Party. She resigned her legislative seat in November 2007 to run for reelection as a member of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, and lost. Liu then became the chief economic adviser to Chinatrust Financial Holding until she was named the minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development in 2010. Liu led the CEPD until 2012, when she was appointed the Minister of Finance. In April 2012, Liu pushed for a capital gains tax against the wishes of the Kuomintang legislative majority. She submitted her resignation on 29 May, and it was approved the next day. In 2013, Liu was appointed to the Hong Kong Economic Development Commission.
Personal life
Liu was married twice. She divorced Johnsee Lee in 1995. Her second marriage, to Simon Dzeng, ended in 2010 when both filed for divorce.