Chen Yiyun

Yi Yun Chen (, 1910 – 29 June 1969) was a Chinese civil servant, army general and politician. She was among the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948.

Biography Chen was born in Guangdong. She became interested in politics at the age of 12 after hearing about the work of Sun Yat-sen. A close associate of Soong Mei-ling, the wife of President Chiang Kai-Shek, during the Second Sino-Japanese War she served as a general, the only woman to hold the position on the front line. where she worked in Washington, D.C. and she met Chin Joe Lee. The couple married and moved to Seattle, where Chen ran the Mongolian Steak House restaurant. She was murdered on 29 July 1969 after leaving work with around $1,000 of takings. Despite rewards of $2,000 and $10,000 being offered for information, no arrests were ever made.