Vincent Siew

Siew Wan-chang
蕭萬長
9th Vice President of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2008  20 May 2012
PresidentMa Ying-jeou
Preceded byAnnette Lu
Succeeded byWu Den-yih
Premier of the Republic of China
In office
1 September 1997  20 May 2000
PresidentLee Teng-hui
Vice PremierJohn Chiang
Liu Chao-shiuan
Preceded byLien Chan
Succeeded byTang Fei
Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang
In office
18 June 2000  23 March 2005
ChairmanLien Chan
Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council
In office
15 December 1994  3 December 1995
PremierLien Chan
Preceded byHuang Kun-huei
Succeeded byKao Koong-lian (acting)
Chang King-yuh
Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development
In office
27 February 1993  15 December 1994
PremierLien Chan
Preceded byShirley Kuo
Succeeded byHsu Li-teh
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
1 June 1990  27 February 1993
PremierHau Pei-tsun
Preceded byChen Li-an
Succeeded byChiang Pin-kung
Personal details
Born (1939-01-03) 3 January 1939
Kagi City, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day West District, Chiayi, Taiwan)
Political partyKuomintang
SpouseSusan Chu
EducationNational Chengchi University (BA, MA)
Georgetown University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiāo Wàncháng
Wade–GilesHsiao¹ Wan⁴-ch’ang²
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSiau 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).