Elaine Chao

Quick Facts

Full Name	Elaine Chao
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 26, 1953(1953-03-26)
Age	71
Birthplace	China
Country	China
Horoscope	Aries

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.

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.

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Who is Elaine Chao Dating?

According to our records, Elaine Chao married to Mitch McConnell. As of December 1, 2023, Elaine Chao’s is not dating anyone.

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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