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| − | + | |name=Elaine Chao | |
| + | |image=Elaine Chao official portrait.jpg | ||
| + | |party=[[Republican]] | ||
| + | |spouse=[[Mitch McConnell]] | ||
| + | |religion= | ||
| + | |offices= | ||
| + | {{Officeholder/secretary (cabinet) | ||
| + | |of=Transportation | ||
| + | |number=18th | ||
| + | |president=[[Donald Trump]] | ||
| + | |terms=January 31, 2017 – January 11, 2021 | ||
| + | |preceded=Anthony Foxx | ||
| + | |succeeded=[[Pete Buttigieg]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Officeholder/secretary (cabinet) | ||
| + | |of=Labor | ||
| + | |number=24th | ||
| + | |president=[[George W. Bush]] | ||
| + | |terms=January 29, 2001 – January 20, 2009 | ||
| + | |preceded=Alexis Herman | ||
| + | |succeeded=Hilda Solis | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Officeholder/misc | ||
| + | |office=[[United States]] Deputy Secretary of Transportation | ||
| + | |terms=April 19, 1989 – October 8, 1991 | ||
| + | |preceded=Mimi Weyforth Dawson | ||
| + | |former=y | ||
| + | |succeeded=James B. Busey IV | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | '''Elaine Lan Chao''' (born March 26, 1953; an immigrant from Taiwan who arrived in America at age 8) is the 18th United States [[Secretary of Transportation]] under U.S. President [[Donald Trump]]. She was the [[Secretary of Labor]] in the cabinet of the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] administration. Chao is the first Asian-American woman to be appointed to a U.S. Cabinet position. | ||
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| + | Chao was the president of the United Way of America from 1992 to 1996. In addition, from 1996 to 2001, Chao was a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, where she concentrated on jobs, employment, trade, federal spending and workforce issues.<ref>[https://www.heritage.org/about/staff/c/elaine-chao Elaine Chao | The Heritage Foundation]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Personal life== | ||
| + | Chao is married to current Republican [[Senate Majority Leader]] [[Mitch McConnell]] of [[Kentucky]]. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[https://elainelchao.com/ Official Website] | ||
| + | *[https://www.transportation.gov/meet-secretary/secretary-elaine-chao Secretary Elaine Chao | US Department of Transportation] | ||
| + | *[https://www.whitehouse.gov/people/elaine-chao/ Elaine L. Chao | The White House] | ||
| + | *[http://unionreports.gov Union Reports, Other Reports, and Collective Bargaining Agreements] | ||
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| + | [[Image:480px-Elaine Chao.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Chao as Secretary of Labor in the Bush II Administration]] | ||
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| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Chao, Elaine}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Conservatives]] | ||
[[Category:Heritage Foundation]] | [[Category:Heritage Foundation]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Republicans]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Trump Cabinet]] | ||
| + | [[Category:RINOs]] | ||
| + | [[Category:George W. Bush Administration]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Republican Establishment]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Childless politicians]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:20, January 2, 2025
| Elaine Chao | |||
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| 18th United States Secretary of Transportation From: January 31, 2017 – January 11, 2021 | |||
| President | Donald Trump | ||
| Predecessor | Anthony Foxx | ||
| Successor | Pete Buttigieg | ||
| 24th United States Secretary of Labor From: January 29, 2001 – January 20, 2009 | |||
| President | George W. Bush | ||
| Predecessor | Alexis Herman | ||
| Successor | Hilda Solis | ||
| Former United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation From: April 19, 1989 – October 8, 1991 | |||
| Predecessor | Mimi Weyforth Dawson | ||
| Successor | James B. Busey IV | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Mitch McConnell | ||
Elaine Lan Chao (born March 26, 1953; an immigrant from Taiwan who arrived in America at age 8) is the 18th United States Secretary of Transportation under U.S. President Donald Trump. She was the Secretary of Labor in the cabinet of the Bush administration. Chao is the first Asian-American woman to be appointed to a U.S. Cabinet position.
Chao was the president of the United Way of America from 1992 to 1996. In addition, from 1996 to 2001, Chao was a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, where she concentrated on jobs, employment, trade, federal spending and workforce issues.[1]
Personal life
Chao is married to current Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
