Hu Sheng-cheng

Hu Sheng-cheng
胡勝正
Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development
In office
20 May 2004 – 21 May 2007
Preceded by Lin Hsin-i
Succeeded by Ho Mei-yueh
Chairperson of Financial Supervisory Commission
In office
25 January 2007 – 1 July 2008
Preceded by Shih Jun-ji
Susan Chang (acting)
Succeeded by Gordon Chen
Personal details
Born (1940-08-05) 5 August 1940
Alma mater National Taiwan University
University of Rochester

Hu Sheng-cheng (Chinese: 胡勝正; born 5 August 1940) is a Taiwanese economist. He led the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 2004 to 2007 and the Financial Supervisory Commission from 2007 to 2008.

Academic career

Hu studied economics at the University of Rochester in the United States, where he earned a Ph.D,[1] after having graduated from National Taiwan University in 1962. He then stayed in the United States, and began a teaching career at Purdue University in 1968. Hu returned to Taiwan in 1996, teaching at NTU and holding a concurrent appointment at the Academia Sinica until 2001.[2]

Political career

Hu was appointed a minister without portfolio in 2001 and had oversight of financial policies.[1] In 2004, he was named the head of the Council for Economic Planning and Development, in addition to his duties as minister without portfolio.[3] After the resignation of Shih Jun-ji in January 2007, Hu was selected to chair the Financial Supervisory Commission.[4] He stepped down in July 2008, and was replaced by Gordon Chen.[5]

Hu later returned to the Academia Sinica as a research fellow.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hu appointed chairman of FSC". 26 January 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sheng-Cheng Hu". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Huang, Joyce (7 June 2004). "Planner says firms need deregulation". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (26 January 2007). "Cabinet unveils reshuffle details". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Hsu, Crystal (2 July 2008). "New FSC chairman takes office". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Su, Amy (6 August 2011). "Asia may save global economy: Liu". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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