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Chiang Pin-kung | |
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江丙坤 | |
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| Chairman of theStraits Exchange Foundation | |
| In office 26 May 2008 – 27 September 2012 | |
| Deputy | Kao Koong-lian |
| Preceded by | Hung Chi-chang |
| Succeeded by | Lin Join-sane |
| Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang | |
| In office 30 March 2000 – 19 September 2012 | |
| Chairperson | Lien Chan Ma Ying-jeou Wu Po-hsiung |
| Vice President of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2002 – 31 January 2005 | |
| President | Wang Jin-pyng |
| Preceded by | Yao Eng-chi |
| Succeeded by | David Chung |
| Member of theLegislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2002 – 31 January 2008 | |
| Constituency | Republic of China |
| Minister of theCouncil for Economic Planning and Development | |
| In office 8 June 1996 – 20 May 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Hsu Li-teh |
| Succeeded by | Chen Po-chih |
| Minister of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China | |
| In office 27 February 1993 – 8 June 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Vincent Siew |
| Succeeded by | Wang Chih-kang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1932-12-16)16 December 1932 Nantō District,Taichū Prefecture,Japanese Taiwan |
| Died | 10 December 2018(2018-12-10) (aged 85) |
| Party | Kuomintang |
| Education | National Taipei University (BS) University of Tokyo (PhD) |
| Profession | Agricultural economist |
Chiang Pin-kung (Chinese:江丙坤;pinyin:Jiāng Bǐngkūn; 16 December 1932 – 10 December 2018) was a Taiwanese economist and politician. He led theMinistry of Economic Affairs from 1993 to 1996, when he was named Minister of theCouncil for Economic Planning and Development, where he served until 2000. Chiang was subsequently elected to consecutive terms on theLegislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008. During his first term as a legislator, Chiang wasVice President of the Legislative Yuan. He was Chairman of theStraits Exchange Foundation from 2008 to 2012.
Chiang was born in Nantō District (nowNantou County),Taichū Prefecture, on 16 December 1932 during theJapanese rule of Taiwan. After graduating fromNational Taipei University with a bachelor's degree in agriculture in 1959, he completed military service in theRepublic of China Armed Forces and won theKuomintang (KMT)'s Sun Yat-sen Scholarship to complete doctoral studies in Japan. In 1971, Chiang earned hisPh.D. inagricultural economics from theUniversity of Tokyo.[1]
He was Assistant Commercial Attaché at the ROC Embassy inJapan from 1967 to 1974, Commercial Attaché at the ROC Consulate General inJohannesburg from 1974 to 1979, Economic Counsellor at the ROC Embassy inSouth Africa from 1979 to 1981, Deputy Director-General of theBoard of Foreign Trade (BOFT) from 1982 to 1983, Secretary-General of theChina External Trade Development Council from 1983 to 1988, and Director-General of the BOFT from 1988 to 1989.
At the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Chiang served as Administrative Vice Minister from 1989 to 1990, Political Vice Minister from 1990 to 1993, and Minister from 1993 to 1996. From 1996 to 2000 he was Chairman of theCouncil for Economic Planning and Development. In this capacity, he was thespecial envoy ofLee Teng-hui at the 1998 and 1999Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leader's summits (Lee was, because of pressure from thePeople's Republic of China, not permitted to attend). From 1998 to 2000 he was aMinister without Portfolio.
Chiang waselected to the Legislative Yuan in 2001 and was selected vice president of the legislature, a post he held until the Fifth Legislative Yuan adjourned in 2005. Chiang was re-elected to the Legislative Yuan in2004 but did not take on the vice president post, which went to the KMT's alliancePeople First Party. There were ongoing negotiations for Chiang to join thecabinet of PremierFrank Hsieh as vice premier, but talks fell apart between the KMT and the administration over Chiang's specific responsibilities for the post.
In March 2005, Chiang led the KMT's firstofficial delegation tomainland China since the end of major hostilities in theChinese Civil War in 1949. The delegation paid homage to the 72 martyrs of theTenth Revolution inHuanghuagang before travelling to theSun Yat-sen Mausoleum inNanjing and toBeijing. During the trip, Chiang promoted opening thethree links and economic development.
On 14 March 2007, Chiang became acting chairman of theKMT afterWu Po-hsiung, who had been acting chairman sinceMa Ying-jeou's resignation earlier in the year, resigned the acting chairmanship so that he could run for chairman in the upcoming party election.
Following theKuomintang's landslide win in the presidential election in 2008, Chiang was designated as chairman of theStraits Exchange Foundation, the semi-official body responsible for negotiation on non-political matters with thePeople's Republic of China. This made him responsible for the front line negotiations with the PRC government. He stepped down from this position in 2012.
Chang was married to Mei-Fuey Chen, with whom he had two sons and one daughter. He spoke English and Japanese fluently.
Chiang collapsed at a restaurant on 8 December 2018, and was subsequently sent to hospital.[2][3] He died of multiple organ failure atMackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei on 10 December 2018.[4]
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| Preceded by | Economic Affairs Minister of the Republic of China 1993–1996 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation 2008–2012 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by Wu Po-hsiung(acting) | Chairman of the Kuomintang(acting) 2007 | Succeeded by |
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