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Elaine Chao Biography

Elaine Chao is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 26, 1953 in China, China. First Asian-American woman and first Chinese- American to be appointed to a President’s cabinet. George W. Bush appointed her the 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor in 2001; she was the only cabinet member to serve Bush for the duration of his administration.

She was the longest-serving Secretary of Labor since the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration.

Elaine Chao was born in Taipei, Taiwan on March 26, 1953 and immigrated to the United States when she was eight years old. She is the eldest of six daughters of Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, a historian, and James S.C. Chao, who began his career as a merchant mariner and in 1964 founded a shipping company in New York City. The company, Foremost Maritime Corporation, developed into the Foremost Group; as of 2013, James S.C. Chao continued to serve as its Chairman, later succeeded by Elaine’s sister Angela. James first met Ruth when she and her family relocated to Shanghai during World War II. In 1949, James and Ruth relocated separately to Taiwan at the culmination of the Chinese Civil War. They married in 1950. In 1961, Elaine came to the United States on a 37-day freight ship journey along with her mother and two younger sisters. Her father had arrived in New York three years earlier after receiving a scholarship.

Elaine Lan Chao (born March 26, 1953) is an American executive and public servant who serves as the United States Secretary of Transportation, having assumed office on January 31, 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Chao was previously Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009.

She married Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell in 1993.

Name	Elaine Chao
First Name	Elaine
Last Name	Chao
Occupation	Politician
Birthday	March 26
Birth Year	1953
Place of Birth	China
Home Town
Birth Country	China
Birth Sign	Aries
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Parents	James S.C. Chao, Ruth Mulan Chu Chao
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Mitch McConnell
Children(s)	Not Available

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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She was granted a White House Fellowship in 1983 during the Reagan Administration.

Elaine Chao Net Worth

Elaine Chao is one of the richest Politician from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Elaine Chao's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her father moved to the U.S. on a scholarship and saved up for three years to pay for the family’s visas and tickets to follow him.

She received more than two dozen honorary degrees from both American and Chinese universities.

Chao was the only cabinet member in the George W. Bush administration to serve for the entirety of his eight years. She was also the longest-serving Secretary of Labor since Frances Perkins, who served from 1933 to 1945 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Net Worth	$30 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Politician
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

In 1986, Chao became Deputy Administrator of the Maritime Administration in the U.S. Department of Transportation. From 1988 to 1989, she served as Chairwoman of the Federal Maritime Commission. In 1989, President George H. W. Bush nominated Chao to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation; she served from 1989 to 1991. From 1991 to 1992, she was the Director of the Peace Corps. She was the first Asian Pacific American to serve in any of these positions. She expanded the Peace Corps’ presence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by establishing the first Peace Corps programs in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union.

Born in Taipei, Taiwan to Chinese parents who had left mainland China following the Chinese Civil War, Chao immigrated to the United States at age 8. Her father founded the Foremost Group, which eventually became a major shipping corporation. Chao was raised on Long Island, New York and subsequently attended Mount Holyoke College and Harvard Business School. She worked for a number of financial institutions before being appointed to several senior positions in the Department of Transportation under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, including Deputy Secretary. She next served as Director of the Peace Corps. Chao was president of the United Way of America from 1992 to 1996. While not in government, Chao has served on several boards of directors and worked for The Heritage Foundation and the Hudson Institute, two conservative think-tanks. Chao served as Secretary of Labor for the duration of George W. Bush’s presidency and serves as Secretary of Transportation under President Donald Trump. Chao was the first Asian-American woman and the first Chinese American in U.S. history to be appointed to a President’s Cabinet.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Body Measurements	Under Review
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Chao received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, in 1975. In the second semester of her junior year, she studied money and banking at Dartmouth College. She received an MBA degree from Harvard Business School in 1979.

Chao married U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell in 1993.

Who is Elaine Chao Dating?

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In 1993, Chao married Mitch McConnell, a U.S. Senator from Kentucky and the eventual Senate Majority Leader. They were introduced by Stuart Bloch, an early friend of McConnell’s, and his wife Julia Chang Bloch, a Chinese American and a future U.S. Ambassador to Nepal, the first Asian American to serve as U.S. Ambassador, who mentored Chao. Bloch described Chao as a “tiger wife”, a reference to Amy Chua’s 2011 book about her disciplinarian parenting style.

Facts & Trivia

Elaine Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Elaine Chao celebrates birthday on March 26 of every year.

Following her service in President George H.W. Bush’s administration, Chao worked for four years as President and CEO of United Way of America. She is credited with returning credibility and public trust to the organization after a financial mismanagement scandal involving former president William Aramony. From 1996 until her appointment as Secretary of Labor, Chao was a Distinguished Fellow with The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. She was also a board member of the Independent Women’s Forum. She returned to the Heritage Foundation after leaving the government in January 2009.

How long has Mitch McConnell been married to Elaine Chao?

Elaine Chao

Citizenship	Republic of China (Taiwan) (1953–1971) United States (1972–present)
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mitch McConnell ​ ( m. 1993)​

What nationality is Elaine Chao?

American

How old is Elaine Chao?

69 years (March 26, 1953)

Who is Elaine Chao father?

James S.C. Chao

Where was Elaine Chao born?

Taipei City, Taipei, Taiwan

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