Christine Chow Ma (Christine Chow Mei-ching; Chinese: 周美青; pinyin: Zhōu Měiqīng; Wade–Giles: Chou Mei-ch'ing; born November 30, 1952) is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese lawyer and former First Lady of the Republic of China from 2008 until 2016.

Chow was born in British Hong Kong in 1952, with family roots in Nanjing, Jiangsu province of Mainland China.

[5][6] The younger daughter, Kelly, was born in Taiwan and completed her undergraduate studies at Brown University in Rhode Island.

[8] At the time, the only change she has made to her lifestyle was taking a chauffeured ride to work instead of public transportation.

[9] In a change of course, Ma, in a 15 July 2008 CNN interview, stated that his wife would resign her post at the bank to avoid any conflicts of interest or arouse suspicions during his presidency.