Yen Chia-kan
C. K. Yen Yen Chia-kan | |
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嚴家淦 | |
President of the Republic of China | |
In office 5 April 1975 – 20 May 1978 | |
Preceded by | Chiang Kai-shek |
Succeeded by | Chiang Ching-kuo |
Vice President of the Republic of China | |
In office 20 May 1966 – 5 April 1975 | |
President | Chiang Kai-shek |
Preceded by | Chen Cheng |
Succeeded by | Hsieh Tung-ming |
Premier of the Republic of China | |
In office 16 December 1963 – 29 May 1972 | |
President | Chiang Kai-shek |
Vice Premier |
Yu Ching-tang Huang Shao-ku Chiang Ching-kuo |
Preceded by | Chen Cheng |
Succeeded by | Chiang Ching-kuo |
Minister of Finance of the Republic of China | |
In office 19 March 1958 - 14 December 1963 | |
Preceded by | P. Y. Shu |
Succeeded by | Chen Ching-yu |
In office 12 March 1950 - 26 May 1954 | |
Preceded by | Kuan Chi-yu |
Succeeded by | P. Y. Shu |
Chairman of Taiwan Province | |
In office 7 June 1954 – 16 August 1957 | |
Preceded by | Yu Hung-Chun |
Succeeded by | Chow Chih-jou |
Minister of Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen of the Republic of China | |
In office 1 November 1954 – 24 April 1956 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Chiang Ching-kuo |
Personal details | |
Born |
Suzhou, Jiangsu, Qing Dynasty | October 23, 1905
Died |
December 24, 1993 88) Taipei, Taiwan | (aged
Nationality | Republic of China |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Spouse(s) | Liu Chi-chun |
Yen Chia-kan | |||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 嚴家淦 | ||||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 严家淦 | ||||||||||||||||
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Yen Chia-kan[1] (Chinese: 嚴家淦; pinyin: Yán Jiāgàn; October 23, 1905 – December 24, 1993), also known as C. K. Yen, was a Taiwanese politician. He succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China upon Chiang's death on April 5, 1975. He served out the remainder of Chiang's term until May 20, 1978. He was a member of the Kuomintang.
Early life
C. K. Yen was born in Wu County, Suzhou, Jiangsu province in 1905. He came of a prestigious Suzhou family, the Yan (Yen) Family of Dongshan (東山嚴氏).[2] He graduated from Saint John's University in Shanghai with a degree in chemistry in 1926.
Political career
Yen started to work as director of the finance department of Fujian Provincial Government in August 1939. During his term, he initiated a policy of land tax payment for farmers with their agricultural produce. This policy was then adopted nationwide across China and contributed significantly for the nation food supply during World War II.[3]
Yen previously served as Minister of Economic Affairs, minister of finance, and Governor of Taiwan Province. He became premier on December 16, 1963. [4] [5]
In 1966 the National Assembly elected Yen as Vice President and re-elected him in 1972. He became the second President following the death of Chiang Kai-shek and was later succeeded by Chiang's son, Premier Chiang Ching-kuo. After his presidency, Yen served as Chairman of the Council on Chinese Cultural Renaissance and Chairman of Board of the National Palace Museum until 1991.
Death
Yen died in Taipei City at the age of 88. He was buried at the Wuchih Mountain Military Cemetery in New Taipei City.
See also
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- Chiang Kai-shek
- Chiang Ching-kuo
- History of the Republic of China
- Military of the Republic of China
- President of the Republic of China
- Politics of the Republic of China
- Kuomintang
References
- ↑ often mispronounced as Yen Chia-jin
- ↑ By Sun Zhongwang, "Yan Family, Dongting Dongshan Anrenli (孙中旺,《洞庭東山安仁里严氏》) The Office of Suzhou History (苏州地方志). Yan Jiachi, an important politician in the Reformed Government of the Republic of China and the Wang Jingwei regime (Republic of China-Nanjing) also came of this family.
- ↑ http://english.president.gov.tw/Default.aspx?tabid=550
- ↑ "Yen Chia-kan", in Heads of States and Governments Since 1945, by Harris M. Lentz, (Routledge, 2014) p173
- ↑ "Yen Assumes Premiership", Bridgeport (CT) Post, December 16, 1963, p10
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Liu Hang-chen |
Economic Affairs Minister of the Republic of China 1950 |
Succeeded by Cheng Tao-ju |
Preceded by Kuan Chi-yu |
Finance Minister of the Republic of China 1950–1954 |
Succeeded by P. Y. Shu |
Preceded by Yu Horng-jiun |
Governor of Taiwan Province 1954–1957 |
Succeeded by Chow Chih-jou |
Preceded by P. Y. Shu |
Finance Minister of the Republic of China 1958–1963 |
Succeeded by Chen Ching-yu |
Preceded by Chen Cheng |
Premier of the Republic of China 1963–1972 |
Succeeded by Chiang Ching-kuo |
Preceded by Chen Cheng |
Vice President of the Republic of China 1966–1975 |
Succeeded by Hsieh Tung-ming |
Preceded by Chiang Kai-shek |
President of the Republic of China 1975–1978 |
Succeeded by Chiang Ching-kuo |
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