Chiang Hsiao-yen
Chiang Hsiao-yen John Chiang | |
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蔣孝嚴 | |
Official portrait, 2005 | |
| Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang | |
| In office 22 November 2008 – 30 April 2014 | |
| Chairman | Wu Po-hsiung Ma Ying-jeou |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2002 – 31 January 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Lo Shu-lei (TPI 3rd) |
| Constituency | Taipei Taipei 3rd |
| 12th Secretary-General of the Kuomintang | |
| In office 11 December 1997 – 18 November 1999 | |
| Chairman | Lee Teng-hui |
| Preceded by | Wu Po-hsiung |
| Succeeded by | Huang Kun-huei |
| 16th Secretary-General to the President | |
| In office 18 November 1999 – 22 December 1999 | |
| President | Lee Teng-hui |
| Preceded by | Huang Kun-huei |
| Succeeded by | Ting Mao-shih |
| 18th Vice Premier of the Republic of China | |
| In office 1 September 1997 – 11 December 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Vincent Siew |
| Preceded by | Hsu Li-teh |
| Succeeded by | Liu Chao-shiuan |
| 12th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 10 June 1996 – 20 October 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Lien Chan Vincent Siew |
| Preceded by | Fredrick Chien |
| Succeeded by | Jason Hu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chang Hsiao-yen 1 March 1942 Guilin, Guangxi, Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse | Helen Huang |
| Children | Chiang Hui-lan Chiang Hui-yun Chiang Wan-an |
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| Education | Soochow University (BS) Georgetown University (MS) |
| Chiang Hsiao-yen | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蔣孝嚴 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蒋孝严 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 章孝嚴 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 章孝严 | ||||||||
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Chiang Hsiao-yen (Chinese: 蔣孝嚴; pinyin: Jiǎng Xiàoyán; Wade–Giles: Chiang3 Hsiao4-yen2; born 1 March 1942) or John Chiang, formerly surnamed Chang (章; Zhāng), is a Taiwanese politician affiliated with the Kuomintang. He is the speculated illegitimate son of Chiang Ching-kuo, former leader of the Republic of China, which would make him the grandson of Chiang Kai-shek.