Tseng Wen-hui

Infobox Officeholder
name =Tseng Wen-hui
曾文惠


image_size =200px
caption = Newlyweds Lee Teng-hui and Tseng Wen-hui take a picture in front of a National Taiwan University dormitory
birth_date =birth date and age|1926|3|31
birth_place =Sanshi Village, Taihoku Prefecture,Taiwan , Empire of Japan
office= First Lady of the Republic of China
term_start=January 13, 1988
term_end=May 20, 2000
death_date=
death_place=
occupation=Homemaker, First Lady of the Republic of China
predecessor=Chiang Fang-liang
successor=Wu Shu-chen
spouse=Lee Teng-hui
alma_mater=
children=
nationality = Taiwanese
party=
parents=
religion=Christianity

Tseng Wen-hui (born March 31, 1926, Sanjhih Township, Taipei County) is the spouse of Lee Teng-hui, former President of the Republic of China.cite news|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2002/04/01/130049|date=2002-04-01|publisher=Taipei Times|title=Newsmakers: Former first lady shows her stronger side|last=Lin|first=Mei-chun|accessdate=2007-06-14]

Biography

She married Lee on 9 February, 1949, when Lee was a teaching assistant in the Faculty of Agriculture and Economics at National Taiwan University. [cite web|url=http://web.drnh.gov.tw/%A7%F5%B5n%BD%F7/history/history_photo/history_photo_2_4.htm|publisher=Academia Historica, Republic of China|accessdate=2007-06-14|title=歷史剪影]

Politically, she stated that she preferred to keep a low profile for her husband's sake; however, she became the object of controversy in 2000 when New Party politicians Elmer Fung, Hsieh Chi-ta, and Tai Chi accused her of attempting to flee to New York with a suitcase containing NT$85 million; in response, she filed a defamation suit against them on 29 March 2000, making her the only first lady in Taiwan's history to become involved in a lawsuit. The three were cleared of charges, but Tseng appealed the verdict to the Taiwan High Court.

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