Ho Chih-chin | |
Native Name: | 何志欽 |
Office1: | Minister of Finance of the Republic of China |
Term Start1: | 4 July 2006 |
Term End1: | 13 March 2008 |
Predecessor1: | Joseph Lyu |
Successor1: | Lee Ruey-tsang Lee Sush-der |
Birth Date: | 16 June 1952 |
Death Place: | Taipei, Taiwan |
Nationality: | Republic of China |
Alma Mater: | University of Michigan |
Ho Chih-chin (; 16 June 1952 – 8 November 2016) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2008.
Ho obtained his doctoral degree in economics from University of Michigan in the United States. Upon graduation from the University of Michigan, Ho worked for the United States Department of the Treasury. In 2003, he returned to Taiwan to teach at National Taiwan University.[1]
After the resignation of incumbent Finance Minister Joseph Lyu was approved by Premier Su Tseng-chang on 29 June 2006, Ho was appointed to the ministerial post and assumed the position on 4 July.[2] During his term in office, Ho reformed the consolidated income tax and estate and gift tax systems.[1] After multiple resignation attempts, Ho himself left office in 2008, notifying Su's successor Chang Chun-hsiung of his intentions on 13 March.[3]
Ho was appointed as the President of National Taipei University in August 2015. He died on 8 November 2016 at National Taiwan University Hospital, aged 64.[1]