Christine Chow Ma
| Christine Chow Ma Chow Mei-ching |
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| 周美青 | |
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| First Lady of the Republic of China | |
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In office 20 May 2008 – 20 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Wu Shu-chen |
| Succeeded by | Office vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
30 November 1952 (age 64) British Hong Kong |
| Nationality |
 Republic of China
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| Spouse(s) | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater |
National Chengchi University New York University (LL.M.) |
Christine Chow Ma (Christine Chow Mei-ching) (Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhōu Měiqīng; Wade–Giles: Chou Mei-ch'ing; born November 30, 1952) is the wife of Ma Ying-Jeou, former President of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Chow was born in Hong Kong in 1952, with family roots in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. She graduated from Taipei First Girls' High School and received her bachelor of laws degree from National Chengchi University and a master of laws (LL.M.) degree from New York University Law School.
Chow was a high-school classmate of Ma Ying-jeou's sister. Chow and Ma married in New York. She worked as a research assistant, assistant librarian, and even maître d’hôtel at a Chinese restaurant to support her husband through Harvard Law School. They have two daughters, Lesley (Ma Wei-chung, 馬唯中) and Kelly (Ma Yuan-chung, 馬元中). Lesley was born in 1980 in New York City when Ma was attending Harvard; she completed her undergraduate work at Harvard University and is a graduate student at New York University. The younger daughter, Kelly, was born in Taiwan and is pursuing her undergraduate studies at Brown University in Rhode Island.
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