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Yeh Chu-lan
葉菊蘭
葉菊蘭副院長.jpg
Official portrait, 2004
Senior Advisor to the President
Assumed office
9 November 2016
President Tsai Ing-wen
25th Secretary-General to the President
In office
20 August 2007 – 22 March 2008
President Chen Shui-bian
Preceded by Cho Jung-tai (acting)
Succeeded by Mark Chen
Acting Mayor of Kaohsiung
In office
20 December 2005 – 25 December 2006
Preceded by Chen Chi-mai (acting)
Succeeded by Chen Chu
24th Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2004 – 21 February 2005
Premier Yu Shyi-kun
Preceded by Lin Hsin-i
Succeeded by Wu Rong-i
2nd Minister of the Hakka Affairs Council
In office
1 February 2002 – 19 May 2004
Premier Yu Shyi-kun
Preceded by Fan Kuang-chun
Succeeded by Luo Wen-jia
18th Minister of Transportation and Communications
In office
20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002
Premier Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung
Preceded by Chen Shih-yi
Succeeded by Lin Ling-san
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 December 1990 – 20 May 2000
Constituency Taipei 2 (1990–1993; 1996–2000)
Taiwan (1993–1996)
Personal details
Born (1949-02-13) 13 February 1949 (age 75)
Tongluo, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Spouse Cheng Nan-jung
Alma mater Fu Jen Catholic University
Occupation Politician
Profession Marketing, Communication, Legal affairs

Yeh Chu-lan (Chinese: 葉菊蘭; pinyin: Yè Júlán; Wade–Giles: Yeh Chü-lan; born 1949) is a Taiwanese politician who served as the Vice Premier of Taiwan under the Yu Shyi-kun cabinet. She has also served as the acting Mayor of Kaohsiung, Minister of Transportation and Communications, Minister of Council for Hakka Affairs, and the secretary-general of the presidential office of Taiwan under the Chen Shui-bian government. She is the current senior advisor to President Tsai Ing-wen.

Career

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In 1992, she was the deputy convener of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Caucus in Legislative Yuan, and convener in 1995. From 2000 to 2002, Yeh was third in the Cabinet in her position as Minister of Transportation and Communications. She was Chairperson of the Council for Hakka Affairs from 2002 to 2004. In 2004 she was named Vice Premier, as well as Minister of Consumer Protection and Minister responsible for the Council for Economic Planning and Development. In late 2005, she became the first female acting mayor of Kaohsiung when then-mayor Frank Hsieh was appointed Premier.

She was sworn in as the Presidential Office secretary-general in August 2007.

Yeh was amongst the front runners to serve as DPP 2008 presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's vice-presidential running mate, however former Premier and DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang was eventually chosen for the role.

In 2017, she was elected chairwoman of the Taiwan Visitors Association.

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