Hsu Ching-chung
Hsu Ching-chung | |
|---|---|
| 徐慶鐘 | |
 Official portrait, 1972 | |
| Senior Advisor to the President | |
| In office December 1981 – 13 March 1996 | |
| President | Chiang Ching-kuo Lee Teng-hui |
| Acting Premier of the Republic of China | |
| In office 20 May 1978 – 1 June 1978 | |
| President | Chiang Ching-kuo |
| Preceded by | Chiang Ching-kuo |
| Succeeded by | Sun Yun-suan |
| 12th Vice Premier of the Republic of China | |
| In office 1 June 1972 – 1 December 1981 | |
| Premier | Chiang Ching-kuo Himself (acting) Sun Yun-suan |
| Preceded by | Chiang Ching-kuo |
| Succeeded by | Chiu Chuang-huan |
| 11th Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 3 June 1966 – 1 June 1972 | |
| Premier | Yen Chia-kan |
| Preceded by | Lien Chen-tung |
| Succeeded by | Lin Chin-sheng |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 3 June 1966 – 1 June 1972 | |
| Premier | Yen Chia-kan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1907 Taihoku, Taiwan, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 13 March 1996 (aged 88) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS, PhD) |
Hsu Ching-chung (Chinese: 徐慶鐘; pinyin: Xú Qìngzhōng; 19 July 1907 – 13 March 1996) was a Taiwanese agricultural scientist and politician. He was the vice premier of Taiwan from 1972 to 1981 and acting premier of Taiwan in 1978 [1]
Early life and education
Born in Taipei in 1907, Hsu was of Hakka ancestry from Jiaoling, Meizhou, Guangdong, China.[2] He graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in agriculture in 1931 and earned his Ph.D. in agriculture from the university in 1945.[3]
Political career
Hsu was the Minister of the Interior in 1966–1972 and Vice Premier in 1972–1981.[2]
Death
Hsu died in 1996.[2]
References
- ^ 歷任副院長 [Past Vice Premiers] (in Chinese). ey.gov.tw. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ a b c "President Chen Attends Memorial Service for Former Advisor-to-the-President Hsu Ching-chung". Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan). 11 March 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Vice President Yen Asked To Carry on as Premier - Taiwan Info". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
