Taiwan-born official promoted by Chiang Ching-kuo, acting premier in 1984 and later head of the Examination Yuan
Born in Tianwei, Changhua, in 1925 under Japanese rule, to a Hakka family with roots in Raoping, Guangdong. One of the Taiwan-born officials advanced under Chiang Ching-kuo’s policy of promoting local talent, he became a department head in the Examination Yuan’s Ministry of Civil Service in 1965 and minister of the interior in 1978. While vice premier from 1981 to 1984 he acted as premier in 1984 after Premier Sun Yun-suan suffered a cerebral haemorrhage. He was governor of Taiwan Province from 1984 to 1990; counted among the non-mainstream faction in the KMT struggles around Lee Teng-hui, he was nominated by Lee in 1993 to head the Examination Yuan, serving until 1996. A KMT vice-chairman and head of the presidium of its Central Advisory Committee, he died at home in 2020.
Also known as: Qiu Chuanghuan
Activities and affiliations
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1978–1981
Republic of China state institutionsMinister of the Interior
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1981–1984
Republic of China state institutionsVice Premier
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1984
Republic of China state institutionsActing President of the Executive YuanHeads of state, government and party of ChinaMain
Political and party leadership -
1984–1990
Republic of China state institutionsGovernor of Taiwan Province
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1993–1996
Republic of China state institutionsPresident of the Examination Yuan
Government and administration -
–2020
Political and party leadership
Career Timeline
- 1965Department head, Ministry of Civil Service
- 1978–1981Minister of the Interior
- 1981–1984Vice Premier
- 1984.02.24–06.01Acting President of the Executive Yuan
- 1984–1990Governor of Taiwan Province
- 1993.04–1996President of the Examination Yuan