Christina Liu

Liu Yee-ru
劉憶如
Minister of Finance
In office
6 February 2012  30 May 2012
Preceded byLee Sush-der
Succeeded byChang Sheng-ford
Minister of Council for Economic Planning and Development
In office
20 May 2010  6 February 2012
Preceded byTsai Hsun-hsiung
Succeeded byYiin Chii-ming
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2002  20 November 2007
Succeeded byLuo Shu-lei
Personal details
Born (1955-04-07) 7 April 1955
Taipei, Taiwan
Political partyNon-Partisan Solidarity Union (since 2007)
People First Party (until 2007)
ParentShirley Kuo (mother)
EducationNational Taiwan University (BA)
University of Chicago (MBA, PhD)

Liu Yee-ru (Chinese: 劉憶如; pinyin: Liú Yìrú; born 7 April 1955), also known by her English name Christina Liu, is a Taiwanese economist and politician. She was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2001, and served until 2007. Subsequently, Liu led the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 2010 to 2012, when she was named finance minister. Liu left the finance ministry later that year and was appointed to the Hong Kong Economic Development Commission in 2013.