| Shirley Kuo | |
| Office1: | Minister of Finance |
| Term Start1: | 22 July 1988 |
| Term End1: | 1 June 1990 |
| Predecessor1: | Robert Chien |
| Successor1: | Wang Chien-shien |
| Office2: | Minister of Council for Economic Planning and Development |
| Term Start2: | 1 June 1990 |
| Term End2: | 27 February 1993 |
| Predecessor2: | Fredrick Chien |
| Successor2: | Vincent Siew |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan |
| Party: | Kuomintang |
| Children: | Christina Liu |
| Alma Mater: | National Taiwan University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kobe University |
Shirley Kuo (; born 25 January 1930) is a Taiwanese politician.
Kuo earned a doctorate in economics from Kobe University in Japan after receiving bachelor's and master's degrees from National Taiwan University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively.[1] [2] Upon her appointment to the Ministry of Finance, Kuo became the first female cabinet minister in the history of the Republic of China.[1] She led the ministry from 1988 to 1990, before being named the head minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development, a position she held until 1993.
She was married to Ni Wen-ya until his death in 2006. A daughter from her first marriage, Christina Liu, was finance minister in 2012.[3] [4] Peng Ming-min is her first cousin.[5] [6]