Chiang Hsiao-yen

Chiang Hsiao-yen
John Chiang
蔣孝嚴
Official portrait, 2005
Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang
In office
22 November 2008 – 30 April 2014[1]
ChairmanWu Po-hsiung
Ma Ying-jeou
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2002 – 31 January 2012
Succeeded byLo Shu-lei (TPI 3rd)
ConstituencyTaipei
Taipei 3rd
12th Secretary-General of the Kuomintang
In office
11 December 1997 – 18 November 1999
ChairmanLee Teng-hui
Preceded byWu Po-hsiung
Succeeded byHuang Kun-huei
16th Secretary-General to the President
In office
18 November 1999 – 22 December 1999[2]
PresidentLee Teng-hui
Preceded byHuang Kun-huei
Succeeded byTing Mao-shih
18th Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office
1 September 1997 – 11 December 1997
Prime MinisterVincent Siew
Preceded byHsu Li-teh
Succeeded byLiu Chao-shiuan
12th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
10 June 1996 – 20 October 1997
Prime MinisterLien Chan
Vincent Siew
Preceded byFredrick Chien
Succeeded byJason Hu
Personal details
Born
Chang Hsiao-yen

(1942-03-01) 1 March 1942 (age 82)
Second People's Hospital of Guilian, Guilin, Guangxi, Republic of China[3]
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyKuomintang
SpouseHelen Huang
ChildrenChiang Hui-lan
Chiang Hui-yun
Chiang Wan-an
Parents
Alma materSoochow University (BS)
Georgetown University (MS)
Chiang Hsiao-yen
Traditional Chinese蔣孝嚴
Simplified Chinese蒋孝严
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǎng Xiaòyán
Wade–GilesChiang³ Hsiao⁴-yen²
Original Name
Traditional Chinese章孝嚴
Simplified Chinese章孝严
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Xiaòyán
Wade–GilesChang¹ Hsiao⁴-yen²

Chiang Hsiao-yen (Chinese: 蔣孝嚴; pinyin: Jiǎng Xiàoyán; Wade–Giles: Chiang3 Hsiao4-yen2; born 1 March 1942[5]) or John Chiang, formerly surnamed Chang (; Zhāng), is a Taiwanese politician affiliated with the Kuomintang. He is the speculated illegitimate son of Chiang Ching-kuo, former leader of the Republic of China, which would make him the grandson of Chiang Kai-shek.[4]

  1. ^ Hsu, Stacy (1 May 2014). "President designates trio to replace KMT vice chairmen". Taipei Times. CNA. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hsu0207 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "桂林市第二人民医院——厚德 奉献 精诚 创新". Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "蔣經國日記否認孝嚴、孝慈是骨肉 2020-06-01". June 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. ^ 蔣孝嚴; Chiang, John (2006). 蒋家门外的孩子 [The Chiang family's outside children] (in Chinese). Taipei: 天下遠見出版股份有限公司. ISBN 9789864176816. OCLC 70663153. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2015.