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Elaine Chao

Politician

Elaine Chao is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Elaine Chao · Elaine Chaová · Елейн Чао · Елејн Чао · Элейн Лан Чао · 8 more...				[sources]
Other name	Elaine L. Chao · Elaine Lan Chao · Zhao Xiaolan · 일레인 L. 차오 · 일레인 란 차오				[sources]
Weak alias	イレーン・L・チャオ · イレーン・ラン・チャオ · 赵小兰 · 자오샤오란				[sources]
Birth date	1953-03-26				[sources]
Place of birth	Taipei				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	Taiwan · United States of America				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Elaine				[sources]
Last name	Chao · Zhao				[sources]
Website	elainechao.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q263322				[sources]
Position	United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation (1989-1991) · United States Secretary of Labor (2001-2009) · United States Secretary of Transportation (2017-2021)				[sources]
Education	Columbia University · Dartmouth College · Harvard Business School · Harvard University · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 3 more...				[sources]
Religion	Baptists				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

18th United States Secretary of Transportation and 24th United States Secretary of Labor

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-04-02

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Grace Chao Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States Secretary of Transportation	2017-01-31	2021-01-11

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Mitch McConnell Politician	spouse	1993	-

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