John Chiang (California politician)
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| 33rd Treasurer of California | |
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Assumed office January 5, 2015 |
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| Governor | Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | Bill Lockyer |
| 31st Controller of California | |
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In office January 8, 2007 – January 5, 2015 |
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| Governor |
Arnold Schwarzenegger Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | Steve Westly |
| Succeeded by | Betty Yee |
| Member of the California State Board of Equalization from the 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Brad Sherman |
| Succeeded by | Judy Chu |
| Personal details | |
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July 31, 1962 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education |
University of South Florida, Tampa (BS) Georgetown University (JD) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 江俊輝 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 江俊辉 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiāng Jùnhuī | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiāng Jùnhuī |
John Chiang (Chinese: 江俊輝; born July 31, 1962) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who has served as the California State Treasurer since January 5, 2015. He previously served as California State Controller from 2007 to 2015 and on the California Board of Equalization from 1997 to 2007.
On May 17, 2016, Chiang announced his campaign for Governor of California in the 2018 race.
Chiang is the son of immigrants from Taiwan. Chiang's father, Chiang Mu-dong (江牧東), a Taipei native, relocated to the United States in 1950 to pursue graduate studies at Cleveland State University, after graduating with a degree in chemical engineering from National Taiwan University. Chiang's mother, Shen Yin-hsiang (沈吟香), was a Tainan native, who studied abroad in Japan before immigrating to the United States to pursue further studies. Chiang's parents met at the University of Notre Dame, and soon married.
Chiang was born in New York City and grew up in Chicago. Chiang attended Carl Sandburg High School where he served as student body vice-president alongside student body president Dave Jones. Lifelong friends, Chiang and Jones would run again together in 2010 on the California Democratic slate, with Chiang winning reelection as state controller and Jones being elected California Insurance Commissioner. He graduated with honors with a degree in finance from the University of South Florida and has a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Chiang's decision to pursue law was influenced by his maternal grandfather, Shen Rong (沈榮), who was a prominent lawyer in Tainan. He moved to Los Angeles in 1987 where he got involved with the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley and the West LA Democratic Club.
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