Liu Yee-ru (; born 7 April 1955), also known by her English name Christina Liu, is a Taiwanese economist and politician. She was first elected to the

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan () is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a ...

in 2001, and served until 2007. Subsequently, Liu led the

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from 2010 to 2012, when she was named finance minister. Liu left the finance ministry later that year and was appointed to the Hong Kong Economic Development Commission in 2013.

Education

Liu graduated with a

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(B.A.) in

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from

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; zh, t=國立臺灣大學, poj=Kok-li̍p Tâi-oân Tāi-ha̍k, p=, s=) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1928 during Taiwan under J ...

in 1977. She then completed advanced studies in the United States, where she earned a

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(M.B.A.) in 1980 and her Ph.D. in economics from the

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in 1986. Her doctoral dissertation was titled, "Effects of Monetary and Real Shocks on Exchange Rate Dynamics".

Political career

Liu served in the

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 The Non-Partisan Solidarity Union is a political party in Taiwan. It was established on 16 June 2004, led by founding Chairwoman Chang Po-ya and emerged a major player in the national political scene during the 2004 Taiwan legislative electio ...

, and lost. Liu then became the chief economic adviser to Chinatrust Financial Holding until she was named the minister of the

in 2010. Liu led the CEPD until 2012, when she was appointed the

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. 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.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Christina Living people Ministers of finance of Taiwan 1955 births University of Chicago Booth School of Business alumni Female finance ministers Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Taipei Members of the 5th Legislative Yuan Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan People First Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Non-Partisan Solidarity Union politicians Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan National Taiwan University alumni