Paul Chiu
Paul Chiu Chiu Chang-hsiung | |
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邱正雄 | |
![]() Official portrait, 2008 | |
28th Deputy Prime Minister of Taiwan | |
In office 20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Liu Chao-shiuan |
Preceded by | Chang Chun-hsiung (acting) |
Succeeded by | Eric Chu |
21st Minister of Finance | |
In office 10 June 1996 – 20 May 2000 | |
Prime Minister | Lien Chan Vincent Siew |
Deputy | Yen Ching-chang |
Preceded by | Lin Chen-kuo |
Succeeded by | Shea Jia-dong |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 February 1942 Karenkō Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan | (age 82)
Nationality | Empire of Japan (1942–1945) Taiwan (1945–present) |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Alma mater | National Taiwan University Ohio State University |
Paul Chiu Chang-hsiung (Chinese: 邱正雄; pinyin: Qiū Zhèngxióng; born 19 February 1942) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the first appointed vice premier of Executive Yuan in the presidency of Ma Ying-jeou.[1] Before his vice premiership, he was the minister of Finance, during the previous govern of Kuomintang, from 1996 to 2000.
Political career
[edit]Finance ministership
[edit]Paul Chiu first entered cabinet as minister of Finance in 1996 under the government of Lee Teng-hui. He was replaced following the party alternation in 2000 with the new ruling DPP government.
Vice premiership
[edit]Followed by the party alternation again in 2008 with the KMT returned govern. He was appointed as the vice premier in the Liu Chao-shiuan cabinet.
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Chiu and Premier Liu Chao-shiuan resigned on 10 September 2009 due to the slow disaster response by the government to Typhoon Morakot which struck Taiwan in August 2009.[2] He was replaced by the then-incumbent magistrate of Taoyuan, Eric Chu.
References
[edit]- ^ "CommonWealth Magazine". English.cw.com.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ "Taiwan's Premier Resigns over Public Anger". YouTube. 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2014-05-28.