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Chiang Pin-kun

Chiang Pin-kung
江丙坤
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Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation
In office
26 May 2008 – 27 September 2012
Deputy Kao Koong-lian
Preceded by Hung Chi-chang
Succeeded by Lin Join-sane
Acting Chairman of the Kuomintang
In office
14 March 2007 – 11 April 2007
Preceded by Ma Ying-jeou
Wu Po-hsiung (acting)
Succeeded by Wu Po-hsiung
Vice President of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2002 – 31 January 2005
President Wang Jin-pyng
Preceded by Yao Eng-chi
Succeeded by Chung Jung-chi
Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development of the Executive Yuan
In office
8 June 1996 – 20 May 2000
Preceded by Hsu Li-teh
Succeeded by Chen Po-chih
Minister of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China
In office
27 February 1993 – 8 June 1996
Preceded by Vincent Siew
Succeeded by Wang Chih-kang
Personal details
Born (1932-12-16) 16 December 1932 (age 84)
Nantō District, Taichū Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan
Nationality Taiwan
Political party Kuomintang
Alma mater National Taipei University

Chiang Pin-kung (Chinese: 江丙坤; pinyin: Jiāng Bǐngkūn) (born December 16, 1932) is a Taiwanese politician. He was formerly a vice-chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT). He was the chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) from 2008 to 2012.

Chiang received his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo in 1971. He was Assistant Commercial Attaché at the ROC Embassy in Japan from 1967 to 1974, Commercial Attaché at the ROC Consulate General in Johannesburg from 1974 to 1979, Economic Counsular at the ROC Embassy in South Africa from 1979 to 1981, Deputy Director-General of the Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT) from 1982 to 1983, Secretary-General of the China External Trade Development Council from 1983 to 1988, and Director-General of the BOFT from 1988 to 1989.

At the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Chiang served as Administrative Vice Minister from 1989 to 1990, Political Vice Minister from 1990 to 1993, and Minister from 1993 to 1996. From 1996 to 2000 he was Chairman of the Council for Economic Planning and Development. In this capacity, he was the special envoy of Lee Teng-hui at the 1998 and 1999 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leader's summits (Lee was, because of pressure from the People's Republic of China, not permitted to attend). From 1998 to 2000 he was a Minister without Portfolio.


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