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Taiwanese politician (born 1942) In this Chinese name, the family name is Chiu.
Paul Chiu
Chiu Chang-hsiung
邱正雄
Official portrait, 2008
28th Deputy Prime Minister of Taiwan
In office
20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009
Prime MinisterLiu Chao-shiuan
Preceded byChang Chun-hsiung (acting)
Succeeded byEric Chu
21st Minister of Finance
In office
10 June 1996 – 20 May 2000
Prime MinisterLien Chan
Vincent Siew
DeputyYen Ching-chang
Preceded byLin Chen-kuo
Succeeded byShea Jia-dong
Personal details
Born19 February 1942 (1942-02-19) (age 82)
Karenkō Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
NationalityEmpire of Japan (1942–1945)
Taiwan (1945–present)
Political partyKuomintang
EducationNational Taiwan University (BA)
Ohio State University (MA, PhD)

Paul Chiu Chang-hsiung (Chinese: 邱正雄; pinyin: Qiū Zhèngxióng; born 19 February 1942) is a Taiwanese politician and financier. He was the first appointed vice premier of Executive Yuan in the presidency of Ma Ying-jeou. Before his vice premiership, he was the minister of Finance, during the previous govern of Kuomintang, from 1996 to 2000.

Education

After graduating from National Taiwan University, Chiu earned a Master of Arts in 1971 and a Ph.D. in finance in 1978 from Ohio State University as a Fulbright scholar.

Political career

Finance ministership

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

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.

Chiu in 2009, during vice premiership.

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. He was replaced by the then-incumbent magistrate of Taoyuan, Eric Chu.

References

  1. "CommonWealth Magazine". English.cw.com.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  2. "Taiwan's Premier Resigns over Public Anger". YouTube. 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
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