Yeh Chu-lan

Yeh Chu-lan LL.B.
葉菊蘭
Secretary-General of the Office of the President
In office 20 August 2007 – 22 March 2008
President	Chen Shui-bian
Preceded by	Chiou I-jen
Succeeded by	Mark Chen
Mayor of Kaohsiung (acting)
In office 20 December 2005 – 25 December 2006
Preceded by	Frank Hsieh Chen Chi-mai (acting)
Succeeded by	Chen Chu
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office 20 May 2004 – 21 February 2005
President	Chen Shui-bian
Premier	Yu Shyi-kun
Preceded by	Lin Hsin-i
Succeeded by	Wu Rong-i
Minister of Council for Hakka Affairs of the Republic of China
In office 1 February 2002 – 19 May 2004
Preceded by	Fan Kuang-chun
Succeeded by	Luo Wen-jia
Minister of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China
In office 20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002
Preceded by	Chen Shih-yi
Succeeded by	Lin Ling-san
Member of Legislative Yuan
In office 1 December 1990 – 20 May 2000
Constituency	Taipei 2 (1990–1993; 1996–2000) Republic of China (1993–1996)
Personal details
Born	(1949-02-13) 13 February 1949 Tongluo, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
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 (traditional Chinese: 葉菊蘭; simplified Chinese: 叶句兰; pinyin: Yè Júlán; Wade–Giles: Yeh Chü-lan; born 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. She served as acting mayor of Kaohsiung and Vice Premier of the Republic of China.

Career

Yeh worked in advertising for seventeen years prior to entering politics after her husband, Cheng Nan-jung, a dissident, chose to commit suicide rather than be arrested in 1989.

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 frontrunners 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.