| Tseng Wen-hui | |
| Order1: | 4th |
| Office1: | First Lady of Taiwan |
| Term Label1: | In role |
| Term Start1: | 13 January 1988 |
| Term End1: | 20 May 2000 |
| Predecessor1: | Chiang Fang-liang |
| Successor1: | Wu Shu-chen |
| President1: | Lee Teng-hui |
| Office2: | 5th Second Lady of Taiwan |
| Term Start2: | 20 May 1984 |
| Term End2: | 13 January 1988 |
| Vicepresident2: | Lee Teng-hui |
| Predecessor2: | Pan Ying-ching |
| Successor2: | Hsu Man-yun |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Sanshi Village, Taihoku Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan |
| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Homemaker, former First Lady of the Republic of China[1] [2] |
Tseng Wen-hui (; (born 31 March 1926) is a Taiwanese public figure, First Lady of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1988 to 2000, and widow of former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui.[3]
Tseng was born on 31 March 1926 in Sanshi Village, Taihoku Prefecture, now known as present-day New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Tseng married Lee on 9 February 1949, when he was a teaching assistant in the Faculty of Agriculture and Economics at National Taiwan University.[4] The couple had three children. Their eldest son, Lee Hsien-wen, (c. 1950 – 21 March 1982)[5] [6] died of sinus cancer.[7] Daughters Anna and Annie, were born c. 1952 and c. 1954, respectively.[8]
Politically, Tseng stated that she preferred to keep a low profile for her husband's sake. However, she became the subject of controversy in 2000 when New Party politicians Elmer Fung, Hsieh Chi-ta, and Tai Chi accused her of attempting to flee to New York City with a suitcase containing NT$85 million. In response, she filed a defamation suit against them on 29 March 2000, making her the only first lady in Taiwan's history to become involved in a lawsuit. The case involved the testimony of Wang Kuang-yu, which marked the first time that any Investigation Bureau director testified in a case under Investigation Bureau jurisdiction.[9] The three were cleared of charges, but Tseng appealed the verdict to the Taiwan High Court.[3] The appeal was submitted in April 2002, and the High Court began its own investigation in November.[10] In December 2003, the High Court reversed the Taipei District Court's decision. All three accusers were fined NT$81,000. Hsieh refused to pay, and was sentenced to three months imprisonment.[11]