Huang Shao-ku

Huang Shao-ku
黃少谷
President of the Judicial Yuan
In office
1 July 1979  1 May 1987
Preceded byTai Yen-hui
Succeeded byLin Yang-kang
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office
1 June 1966  1 July 1969
PremierYen Chia-kan
Preceded byYu Ching-tang
Succeeded byChiang Ching-kuo
In office
1 June 1954  15 July 1958
PremierChen Cheng
Yu Hung-Chun
Chen Cheng
Preceded byChang Li-sheng
Succeeded byWang Yunwu
ROC Ambassador to Spain
In office
1960–1962
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China
In office
14 July 1958  31 May 1960
Preceded byGeorge Yeh
Succeeded byShen Chang-huan
Personal details
Born24 July 1901
Nan County, Hunan, Qing Dynasty
Died16 October 1996(1996-10-16) (aged 95)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
EducationBeijing Normal University (BA)

Huang Shao-ku ([xwǎŋ ʂâʊ kù]; Chinese: 黃少谷; pinyin: Huáng Shǎogǔ; 24 July 1901 – 16 October 1996) was a Republic of China journalist, soldier, and politician, born in Hunan and influential in the Taipei government between the 1950s and 1980s. He joined Kuomintang in 1924 as a newspaper reporter, army commander, and later become a member of Tsotanhui Clique, a faction lead by Chen Cheng. He advocated to shoot Chiang Kai shek who was kidnapped in 1936. After the ROC moved to Taiwan. He was the administer of Chiang office manager. He was ambassador of Spain for ROC. He was later the Vice Premier from 1954 to 1958 again 1966–1969. He also held some cabinet positions and retired in 1987. He died in 1996.