H. H. Kung
H. H. Kung | |
|---|---|
| 孔祥熙 | |
| Premier of the Republic of China | |
| In office 1 January 1938 – 11 December 1939 | |
| President | Lin Sen |
| Vice Premier | Zhang Qun |
| Preceded by | Chiang Kai-shek |
| Succeeded by | Chiang Kai-shek |
| Vice Premier of the Republic of China | |
| In office 11 December 1939 – 4 June 1945 | |
| Premier | Chiang Kai-shek T. V. Soong |
| Preceded by | Zhang Qun |
| Succeeded by | Weng Wenhao |
| In office 4 November 1933 – 1 January 1938 | |
| Premier | Lin Sen |
| Preceded by | T. V. Soong |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Qun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kung Hsiang-hsi 11 September 1880 Taigu, Shanxi, Qing Empire |
| Died | 16 August 1967 (aged 86) Locust Valley, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 4, including Kung Ling-i and David Kung Ling-kan |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College (BA) Yale University (MA) |
Kung Hsiang-hsi (Chinese: 孔祥熙; pinyin: Kǒng Xiángxī; Wade–Giles: K'ung3 Hsiang2-hsi1; 11 September 1880 – 16 August 1967), often known as Dr. H. H. Kung, also known as Dr. Chauncey Kung, was a Chinese banker and politician. He married Soong Ai-ling, the eldest of the three Soong sisters; the other two married President Sun Yat-sen and President Chiang Kai-shek. Together with his brother-in-law, Soong Tse-ven, he was highly influential in determining the economic policies of the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government of the Republic of China in the 1930s and 1940s.