Hsiao Bi-khim
Hsiao Bi-khim (Chinese: 蕭美琴; pinyin: Xiāo Měiqín; Wade–Giles: Hsiäo Mei-kïm’; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siau Bí-khîm; born Bi-khim Louise Hsiao 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.
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蕭美琴 | |||||||||||||
Official portrait, 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Vice President-elect of the Republic of China | |||||||||||||
| Assuming office 20 May 2024 | |||||||||||||
| President | Lai Ching-te (elect) | ||||||||||||
| Succeeding | Lai Ching-te | ||||||||||||
| Taiwanese Representative to the United States | |||||||||||||
| In office 20 July 2020 – 30 November 2023 | |||||||||||||
| President | Tsai Ing-wen | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Stanley Kao | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Alexander Yui | ||||||||||||
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |||||||||||||
| In office 1 February 2012 – 31 January 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Wang Ting-son (9th) | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Fu Kun-chi (9th) | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | Hualien County (9th) Party-list (8th) | ||||||||||||
| In office 1 February 2002 – 1 February 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Constituency | Taipei 1 (6th) Overseas (5th) | ||||||||||||
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| Born | Bi-Khim Louise Hsiao 7 August 1971 Kobe, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Taiwan United States (1971–2002) | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party | ||||||||||||
| Education | Oberlin College (BA) Columbia University (MA) | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蕭美琴 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 萧美琴 | ||||||||||||
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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, she is an important figure in the party's foreign policy circles. She formerly served as a vice president of Liberal International.