Mao Chi-kuo | |
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毛治國 | |
Premier of the Republic of China | |
In office 8 December 2014 – 18 January 2016 |
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President | Ma Ying-jeou |
Vice Premier | Chang San-cheng |
Preceded by | Jiang Yi-huah |
Succeeded by | Chang San-cheng |
Vice Premier of the Republic of China | |
In office 18 February 2013 – 7 December 2014 |
|
Premier | Jiang Yi-huah |
Preceded by | Jiang Yi-huah |
Succeeded by | Chang San-cheng |
Minister of Transportation and Communications | |
In office 20 May 2008 – 17 February 2013 |
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Premier |
Liu Chao-shiuan Wu Den-yih Sean Chen |
Preceded by | Tsai Duei |
Succeeded by | Yeh Kuang-shih |
Personal details | |
Born |
Fenghua, China |
4 October 1948
Political party | Kuomintang |
Alma mater |
National Cheng Kung University Asian Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Mao Chi-kuo (traditional Chinese: 毛治國; simplified Chinese: 毛治国; pinyin: Máo Zhìguó; born 4 October 1948 in Fenghua, Chekiang) is a Taiwanese politician, who served as the Premier of the Republic of China (ROC), the President of Executive Yuan from 2014 to 2016.
Mao was born on 4 October 1948, in Fenghua, Chekiang Province. Mao obtained his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the National Cheng Kung University in Tainan in 1971. He obtained his Master's of Engineering in Community & Regional Development from the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand in 1975, then his Ph.D. in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in United States in 1982.
In 1982-1987, Mao was the Associate Professor, Professor and Director at the National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) in Hsinchu City. In 2003-2006, he became the Chair Professor of the College of Management of NCTU, and become the college's Dean and Professor in 2006-2008.
Mao's first service at the Ministry of Transportation and Communications was as the Administrative Deputy Minister under President Lee Teng-hui from 1993 until 2000.