Yen Chia-kan
C. K. Yen Yen Chia-kan | |
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| 嚴家淦 | |
Official portrait, 1976 | |
| 2nd President of the Republic of China | |
| In office 5 April 1975 – 20 May 1978 | |
| Premier | Chiang Ching-kuo |
| Vice President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Chiang Kai-shek |
| Succeeded by | Chiang Ching-kuo |
| 3rd Vice President of the Republic of China | |
| In office 20 May 1966 – 5 April 1975 | |
| President | Chiang Kai-shek |
| Preceded by | Chen Cheng |
| Succeeded by | Hsieh Tung-min |
| 5th Premier of the Republic of China | |
| In office 16 December 1963 – 29 May 1972 | |
| President | Chiang Kai-shek |
| Vice Premier | Yu Ching-tang Huang Shao-ku Chiang Ching-kuo |
| Preceded by | Chen Cheng |
| Succeeded by | Chiang Ching-kuo |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 26 January 1950 – 24 December 1963 | |
| Premier | Chen Cheng Yu Hung-chun Chen Cheng |
| 6th and 8th Minister of Finance | |
| In office 19 March 1958 – 14 December 1963 | |
| Premier | Yu Hung-chun Chen Cheng |
| Preceded by | P. Y. Shu |
| Succeeded by | Chen Ching-yu |
| In office 12 March 1950 – 26 May 1954 | |
| Premier | Chen Cheng |
| Preceded by | Kuan Chi-yu |
| Succeeded by | P. Y. Shu |
| 5th Chairman of the Taiwan Provincial Government | |
| In office 7 June 1954 – 16 August 1957 | |
| Appointed by | Executive Yuan |
| Premier | Yu Hung-chun |
| Preceded by | Yu Hung-chun |
| Succeeded by | Chow Chih-jou |
| 1st Minister of Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen | |
| In office 1 November 1954 – 24 April 1956 | |
| Premier | Yu Hung-chun |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Chiang Ching-kuo |
| 5th Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office 10 February 1950 – 16 March 1950 | |
| Premier | Chen Cheng |
| Preceded by | Hangchen Liu |
| Succeeded by | Cheng Tao-ru |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1905 Suzhou, Jiangsu, Qing Dynasty |
| Died | 24 December 1993 (aged 88) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Resting place | Wuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse | Liu Chi-chun |
| Children | 9 |
| Alma mater | St. John's University, Shanghai |
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| Traditional Chinese | 嚴家淦 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 严家淦 | ||||||||||||||||
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Yen Chia-kan (Chinese: 嚴家淦; pinyin: Yán Jiāgàn; Wade–Giles: Yen2 Chia1-kän4; 23 October 1905 – 24 December 1993), also known as C. K. Yen, was a chemist and the second president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1975 to 1978. A Kuomintang politician, he succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as the second president of the Republic of China on 5 April 1975, being sworn in on 6 April 1975, and served out the remainder of Chiang's term until 20 May 1978. Yen was widely known as the "Father of the New Taiwan Dollar".