Elaine Chao

Biography

Elaine Lan Chao is an American businesswoman and former government official. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first Asian-Pacific American woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, serving as US Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush and US Secretary of Transportation under Donald Trump. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Chao immigrated to the US at age eight and received degrees from Mount Holyoke College and Harvard Business School.