Soong Mei-ling

Madame
Soong Mei-ling
Madame Soong Mei-ling
宋美齡
	Chiang in 1943
First Lady of the Republic of China
	In office; March 1, 1950 – April 5, 1975
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	Role established
Succeeded by	Liu Chi-chun
	In office; August 1, 1943 – January 21, 1949
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Guo Dejie
	In office; October 10, 1928 – December 14, 1931
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Vacant
Member of the Legislative Yuan
	In office; November 7, 1928 – January 12, 1933
Appointed by	Chiang Kai-shek
Personal details
Born	March 4, 1898; St Luke's Hospital, Shanghai International Settlement
Died	October 23, 2003 (aged 105); New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, U.S.
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang (ROC)
Other political; affiliations	Republican (US)
Spouse	Chiang Kai-shek (m. 1927; died 1975)
Children	Chiang Ching-kuo (step-son); Chiang Wei-kuo (adopted);
Parents	Charlie Soong (father); Ni Kwei-tseng (mother);
Relatives	Soong Ching-ling (sister); Soong Ai-ling (sister); T. V. Soong (brother);
Education	Wellesley College (BA)
Signature
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	宋美齡
Simplified Chinese	宋美龄
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Sòng Měilíng
Wade–Giles	Sung4 Mei3-ling2
IPA	[sʊ̂ŋ mèɪ.lǐŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Sung Méih-lìhng
Jyutping	Sung3 Mei5-ling4

Soong Mei-ling (also spelled Soong May-ling; March 4, 1898 – October 23, 2003), also known as Madame Chiang (Chinese: 蔣夫人), was a Chinese political figure and socialite. The youngest of the Soong sisters, she married Chiang Kai-shek and played a prominent role in Chinese politics and foreign relations in the first half of the 20th century.