Wu Shu-chen

Wu Shu-chen
吳淑珍
Wu in 2002
5th First Lady of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2000 – 20 May 2008
PresidentChen Shui-bian
Preceded byTseng Wen-hui
Succeeded byChristine Chow Ma
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1987 – 31 January 1990
ConstituencyTaipei City
Personal details
Born (1953-07-11) 11 July 1953 (age 71)
Madou, Tainan County, Taiwan
SpouseChen Shui-bian
EducationNational Chung Hsing University

Wu Shu-chen (Chinese: 吳淑珍; pinyin: Wú Shúzhēn; Wade–Giles: Wu2 Shu2-chen1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô Siok-tin; born 11 July 1953) is a Taiwanese politician. She served one term in the Legislative Yuan from 1987 to 1990. As the wife of President Chen Shui-bian, Wu was the First Lady of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. She is the only First Lady of Taiwan to have been charged and convicted of a crime; she was sentenced to a one-year prison term for perjury regarding political corruption during her husband's tenure as president.[1] Her sentence has however been increased to 17+12 years, same as her husband.[2]

  1. ^ "Taiwan's former first lady sentenced". CNN. September 2, 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ Chang, Rich (14 December 2010). "Wu must serve 17-and-a-half years". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 January 2018.