Hsiao Bi-khim

Hsiao Bi-khim
蕭美琴
Official portrait, 2020
Vice President-elect of the Republic of China
Assuming office
20 May 2024
PresidentLai Ching-te (elect)
SucceedingLai Ching-te
Taiwanese Representative to the United States
In office
20 July 2020 – 30 November 2023
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
Preceded byStanley Kao
Succeeded byAlexander Yui
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2012 – 31 January 2020
Preceded byWang Ting-son (9th)
Succeeded byFu Kun-chi (9th)
ConstituencyHualien County (9th)
Party-list (8th)
In office
1 February 2002 – 1 February 2008
ConstituencyTaipei 1 (6th)
Overseas (5th)
Personal details
Born
Bi-Khim Louise Hsiao

(1971-08-07) 7 August 1971 (age 52)
Kobe, Japan
CitizenshipTaiwan
United States (1971–2002)
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
EducationOberlin College (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蕭美琴
Simplified Chinese萧美琴

Hsiao Bi-khim[note 1] (Chinese: 蕭美琴; pinyin: Xiāo Měiqín; Wade–Giles: Hsiao1 Mei3-ch'in2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siau Bí-khîm; born Bi-khim Louise Hsiao[1] on 7 August 1971) is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat. She is the vice president-elect of Taiwan following the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election, and will become Taiwan's first biracial vice president. Previously, Hsiao was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008 and again between 2012 and 2020. She served as the Taiwanese representative to the United States from 2020 to 2023.

Born in Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, Hsiao grew up in Tainan, Taiwan, before moving to the United States. She graduated from Oberlin College and Columbia University with a master's degree in political science. A member of the DPP,[2] she is an important figure in the party's foreign policy circles.[3] She formerly served as a vice president of Liberal International.[4]


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  2. ^ "蕭美琴 (Hsiao Bi-khim')". 第6屆 立法委員個人資料 (6th Legislative Yuan Personal Info) (in Chinese). ROC Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
  3. ^ Hsu, Crystal (21 July 2002). "DPP hoping new blood will rejuvenate party". Taipei Times. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Vice President". Members > People. Liberal International. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2008.

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