Liu I-chou | |
Native Name: | 劉義周 |
Office1: | Chairperson of Central Election Commission of the Republic of China |
Term Start1: | 29 January 2015 |
Term End1: | 3 November 2017 |
Successor1: | Chen In-chin |
Term Start2: | 1 August 2014 |
Term End2: | 28 January 2015 (acting) |
Predecessor2: | Chang Po-ya |
Office3: | Vice Chairperson of Central Election Commission of the Republic of China |
1Blankname3: | Chairperson |
1Namedata3: | Chang Po-ya |
Term Start3: | 2009 |
Term End3: | 31 July 2014 |
Nationality: | Republic of China |
Alma Mater: | National Chengchi University University of Michigan |
Liu I-chou is a Taiwanese politician. He was the acting chairperson and subsequently the chairperson[1] of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Republic of China since 1 August 2014 until 3 November 2017.[2]
Liu obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in law from National Chengchi University in 1973 and 1977, respectively. He then obtained his doctoral degree in political science from University of Michigan in the United States in 1990.[3]
Liu served as the vice chairperson of the CEC from 2009 until 2014, when he became the acting chairperson of the commission after the former chairperson, Chang Po-ya, resigned from the position to take the position of the president of Control Yuan. He was then officially appointed as the chairperson on 29 January 2015.