Paul Chiu Explained

Paul Chiu
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Office1:28th Deputy Prime Minister of Taiwan
Primeminister1:Liu Chao-shiuan
Term Start1:20 May 2008
Term End1:10 September 2009
Predecessor1:Chang Chun-hsiung (acting)
Successor1:Eric Chu
Office2:21st Minister of Finance
Deputy2:Yen Ching-chang
Term Start2:10 June 1996
Term End2:20 May 2000
Primeminister2:Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
Predecessor2:Lin Chen-kuo
Successor2:Shea Jia-dong
Birth Place:Karenkō Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Nationality:Empire of Japan (1942–1945)
Taiwan (1945–present)
Party:Kuomintang
Alma Mater:National Taiwan University
Ohio State University

Paul Chiu Chang-hsiung (; born 19 February 1942) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the first appointed vice premier of Executive Yuan in the presidency of Ma Ying-jeou.[1] Before his vice premiership, he was the minister of Finance, during the previous govern of Kuomintang, from 1996 to 2000.

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

Notes and References

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