President Ma Ying-jeou Premier Vincent Siew Party Kuomintang Preceded by Ma Ying-jeou Role Educator | Preceded by Chang Chun-hsiung Name Liu Chao-shiuan Deputy Paul Chiu Preceded by John Chiang Succeeded by Wu Den-yih | |
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Siblings Liu Chao-kai, Liu Chao-Han Education Universite de Sherbrooke, National Taiwan University, University of Toronto | ||
100 dr liu chao shiuan s ntu commencement speech 2012
Liu Chao-shiuan (Chinese: 劉兆玄; pinyin: Liú Zhàoxuán; born May 10, 1943) is a Taiwanese educator and politician. He is a former president of the National Tsing Hua University (1987–1993) and Soochow University (2004–2008) and a former Premier of the Republic of China (2008–2009).
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- 100 dr liu chao shiuan s ntu commencement speech 2012
- Early life
- ROC Transportation Ministry
- ROC Vice Premiership
- ROC Premiership
- References
Early life
Liu was born in Liuyang, Hunan in 1943. He received his bachelor's degree from National Taiwan University in 1965, a master's from Université de Sherbrooke in 1968, and a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1971. Dr. Liu earned all of his academic degrees in the field of chemistry.
Liu is also an author, and, together with two of his brothers, has published novels of ancient Chinese rovers practicing martial arts under a pen name.
Liu started to receive public attention when he was the President of National Tsing-hua University in Hsinchu before 1993. At that time, he and his school had just successfully hosted the annual unified college-entrance examinations in Taiwan. He became the President of Soochow University in 2004.
His nephew is Citizen University founder Eric Liu, who was a White House speechwriter and policy adviser for President Bill Clinton of the United States.
ROC Transportation Ministry
Liu was subsequently served as Minister of Transportation from 1993 to 1996.
ROC Vice Premiership
Liu next served as the Vice Premier from 1997 to 2000.
ROC Premiership
In April 2008, Liu was asked by current President Ma Ying-jeou to serve as the Premier of the Republic of China. He accepted the post and his term as Premier took effect with Ma's incoming administration on May 20, 2008.
Liu and his Cabinet resigned en masse on 10 September 2009, with Wu Den-yih succeeding the post of Premiership.
Liu had suffered mounting criticism over the aftermath of Typhoon Morakot, and had initially tendered his resignation to President Ma in mid-August. Liu, however, was asked by President Ma to remain and oversee initial relief efforts as they were carried out. Liu said, during his resignation announcement, that 90% of subsidies have been distributed and 92% of those displaced have been temporarily relocated.