Chemist and former president of Tsing Hua University who was Ma Ying-jeou's first premier
Born in 1943 into a family from Hunan on the mainland, he moved to Taiwan with his family in the Great Retreat. He graduated in chemistry from National Taiwan University and took a doctorate in chemistry at the University of Toronto, and with his brothers wrote martial-arts novels under the pen name Shangguan Ding. After serving as president of National Tsing Hua University from 1987 to 1993 he became minister of transportation and head of the National Science Council, and as vice premier from 1997 to 2000 he directed relief after the 921 earthquake. He became Ma Ying-jeou's first premier in 2008, but resigned with his cabinet in 2009 after criticism of the response to Typhoon Morakot. He later chaired the General Association of Chinese Culture.
Also known as: Liu Zhaoxuan
Activities and affiliations
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1987–1993
Republic of China state institutionsPresident of National Tsing Hua University
Education -
1993–1996
Republic of China state institutionsMinister of Transportation and Communications
Government and administration -
1997–2000
Republic of China state institutionsVice Premier
Government and administration -
2008–2009
Republic of China state institutionsPresident of the Executive YuanHeads of state, government and party of ChinaMain
Political and party leadership
Career Timeline
- 1965Graduated in chemistry from National Taiwan University
- 1971Doctorate in chemistry at the University of Toronto
- 1987–1993President of National Tsing Hua University
- 1993–1996Minister of Transportation and Communications
- 1996–1997Chairman of the National Science Council
- 1997–2000Vice Premier
- 2004–2008President of Soochow University
- 2008.05.20–2009.09.10President of the Executive Yuan
- 2010–2016President of the General Association of Chinese Culture