Vincent Siew

Siew Wan-chang
Siew Wan-chang
蕭萬長
9th Vice President of the Republic of China
	In office; 20 May 2008 – 20 May 2012
President	Ma Ying-jeou
Preceded by	Annette Lu
Succeeded by	Wu Den-yih
Premier of the Republic of China
	In office; 1 September 1997 – 20 May 2000
President	Lee Teng-hui
Vice Premier	John Chiang; Liu Chao-shiuan
Preceded by	Lien Chan
Succeeded by	Tang Fei
Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang
	In office; 18 June 2000 – 23 March 2005
Chairman	Lien Chan
Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council
	In office; 15 December 1994 – 3 December 1995
Premier	Lien Chan
Preceded by	Huang Kun-huei
Succeeded by	Kao Koong-lian (acting); Chang King-yuh
Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development
	In office; 27 February 1993 – 15 December 1994
Premier	Lien Chan
Preceded by	Shirley Kuo
Succeeded by	Hsu Li-teh
Minister of Economic Affairs
	In office; 1 June 1990 – 27 February 1993
Premier	Hau Pei-tsun
Preceded by	Chen Li-an
Succeeded by	Chiang Pin-kung
Personal details
Born	3 January 1939; Kagi City, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day West District, Chiayi, Taiwan)
Political party	Kuomintang
Spouse	Susan Chu
Education	National Chengchi University (BA, MA); Georgetown University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	蕭萬長
Simplified Chinese	萧万长
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiāo Wàncháng
Wade–Giles	Hsiao¹ Wan⁴-ch’ang²
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Siau Bān-tiông

Siew Wan-chang (Chinese: 蕭萬長; pinyin: Xiāo Wàncháng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siau Bān-tiâng; born 3 January 1939), known also by his English name Vincent Siew, is a Taiwanese politician who served as the ninth vice president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2008 to 2012. He was the first Taiwanese-born Premier of the Republic of China and former vice-chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT).