Rao Ching-ling


Rao Ching-ling is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Rao obtained her doctoral degree from National Taiwan Normal University in political science.

Political career

Rao was elected to the Taitung County Council after winning the local election on 3 December 2005, making her the youngest councilor to be elected at the age of 36. In 2010, she was elected as the speaker of the county council.
While serving on the county council, Rao explored bids for higher office, contesting Kuang Li-chen for the Taitung magistracy in 2009, and a seat on the Legislative Yuan in 2012. In 2016, Rao was appointed a deputy secretary-general of the Kuomintang, under chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu.

2018 Taitung County magistrate election

Rao defeated Liao Kuo-tung in a Kuomintang primary and subsequently received her party's nomination to contest the Taitung magistracy in 2018.


She faced Democratic Progressive Party challenger Liu Chao-hao and three independent candidates, including former county commissioner Kuang Li-chen. Rao won the magisterial election held on 24 November 2018.