Paul Chiu

28th Deputy Prime Minister of TaiwanIn office
20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009Prime MinisterLiu Chao-shiuanPreceded byChang Chun-hsiung (acting)Succeeded byEric Chu21st Minister of FinanceIn office
10 June 1996 – 20 May 2000Prime MinisterLien Chan
Vincent SiewDeputyYen Ching-changPreceded byLin Chen-kuoSucceeded byShea Jia-dong Personal detailsBorn19 February 1942 (1942-02-19) (age 82)
Karenkō Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of JapanNationalityEmpire of Japan (1942–1945)
Taiwan (1945–present)Political partyKuomintangAlma materNational Taiwan University
Ohio State University

Paul Chiu Chang-hsiung (Chinese: 邱正雄; pinyin: Qiū Zhèngxióng; born 19 February 1942) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the first appointed vice premier of Executive Yuan in the presidency of Ma Ying-jeou.^[1] Before his vice premiership, he was the minister of Finance, during the previous govern of Kuomintang, from 1996 to 2000.

Political career

Finance ministership

Paul Chiu first entered cabinet as minister of Finance in 1996 under the government of Lee Teng-hui. He was replaced following the party alternation in 2000 with the new ruling DPP government.

Vice premiership

Followed by the party alternation again in 2008 with the KMT returned govern. He was appointed as the vice premier in the Liu Chao-shiuan cabinet.

Chiu and Premier Liu Chao-shiuan resigned on 10 September 2009 due to the slow disaster response by the government to Typhoon Morakot which struck Taiwan in August 2009.^[2] He was replaced by the then-incumbent magistrate of Taoyuan, Eric Chu.

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