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Elaine Chao

1953 - Today

Elaine Chao

Elaine Lan Chao (born March 26, 1953) is an American businesswoman and former government official who served as United States secretary of labor in the administration of George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and as United States secretary of transportation in the first administration of Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Chao was the first Asian American woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. She resigned as transportation secretary after the January 6 United States Capitol attack. Chao was born in Taipei, Taiwan, to waishengren parents who fled China as a result of the Chinese Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elaine Chao is the 14,906th most popular politician (down from 12,895th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Taiwan (down from 25th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Taiwanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Elaine Chao ranks 14,906 out of 19,576. Before her are Eva Bosáková, Louis McLane, Zdeněk Mlynář, Manuel Isidoro Belzu, Elisabeth Rehn, and Ulamburiash. After her are Hasdrubal I of Carthage, Giovanni Battaglin, Said bin Ahmad, Andrea Costa, Nezihe Muhiddin, and Maryam Nawaz.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Eva Bosáková
1931 - 1991
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 14,907
Louis McLane
1786 - 1857
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 14,908
Zdeněk Mlynář
1930 - 1997
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 14,909
Manuel Isidoro Belzu
1808 - 1865
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 14,910
Elisabeth Rehn
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 14,911
Ulamburiash
1600 BC - 1500 BC
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 14,912
Elaine Chao
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 14,913
Hasdrubal I of Carthage
550 BC - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 14,914
Giovanni Battaglin
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 14,915
Said bin Ahmad
1800 - 1810
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 14,916
Andrea Costa
1851 - 1910
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 14,917
Nezihe Muhiddin
1889 - 1958
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 14,918
Maryam Nawaz
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 14,919

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Elaine Chao ranks 326. Before her are Nancy Huston, Armand Amar, Jean-Dominique Senard, Zigmantas Balčytis, Pamela Sue Martin, and Mary Harron. After her are Darlanne Fluegel, Antoine de Caunes, Ching Siu-tung, Leonid Buryak, Valery Korzun, and Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Others Born in 1953

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Nancy Huston
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 320
Armand Amar
COMPOSER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 321
Jean-Dominique Senard
BUSINESSPERSON
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 322
Zigmantas Balčytis
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 323
Pamela Sue Martin
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 324
Mary Harron
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 325
Elaine Chao
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 326
Darlanne Fluegel
ACTOR
1953 - 2017
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 327
Antoine de Caunes
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 328
Ching Siu-tung
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 329
Leonid Buryak
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 330
Valery Korzun
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 331
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 332