Yen Chia-kan

C. K. Yen
Yen Chia-kan
嚴家淦
Official portrait, 1976
2nd President of the Republic of China
In office
5 April 1975 – 20 May 1978
PremierChiang Ching-kuo[a]
Vice PresidentVacant[b]
Preceded byChiang Kai-shek
Succeeded byChiang Ching-kuo
3rd Vice President of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 1966 – 5 April 1975
PresidentChiang Kai-shek
Preceded byChen Cheng
Succeeded byHsieh Tung-min[b]
5th Premier of the Republic of China
In office
16 December 1963 – 29 May 1972
PresidentChiang Kai-shek
Vice PremierYu Ching-tang
Huang Shao-ku
Chiang Ching-kuo
Preceded byChen Cheng
Succeeded byChiang Ching-kuo
Minister without Portfolio
In office
26 January 1950 – 24 December 1963
PremierChen Cheng
Yu Hung-chun
Chen Cheng
6th and 8th Minister of Finance
In office
19 March 1958 – 14 December 1963
PremierYu Hung-chun
Chen Cheng
Preceded byP. Y. Shu
Succeeded byChen Ching-yu
In office
12 March 1950 – 26 May 1954
PremierChen Cheng
Preceded byKuan Chi-yu
Succeeded byP. Y. Shu
5th Chairman of the Taiwan Provincial Government
In office
7 June 1954 – 16 August 1957
Appointed byExecutive Yuan
PremierYu Hung-chun
Preceded byYu Hung-chun
Succeeded byChow Chih-jou
1st Minister of Vocational Assistance
Commission for Retired Servicemen
In office
1 November 1954 – 24 April 1956
PremierYu Hung-chun
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byChiang Ching-kuo
5th Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
10 February 1950 – 16 March 1950
PremierChen Cheng
Preceded byHangchen Liu
Succeeded byCheng Tao-ru
Personal details
Born23 October 1905
Suzhou, Jiangsu, Qing Dynasty
Died24 December 1993(1993-12-24) (aged 88)
Taipei, Taiwan
Resting placeWuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
SpouseLiu Chi-chun
Alma materSt. John's University, Shanghai
Yen Chia-kan
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYán Jiāgàn
Wade–GilesYen2 Chia1-kän4
Wu
Romanizationnyie cia/ka koe
Southern Min
Hokkien POJGiâm Ka-kàm

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 Chinese-Taiwanese chemist and Kuomintang politician. He succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as the 2nd president of the Republic of China on 5 April 1975,[1] being sworn in on 6 April 1975,[2][3] and served out the remainder of Chiang's term until 20 May 1978.


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  1. ^ 第5任 嚴總統家淦先生. 中華民國總統府 Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 29 September 2019. 64年04月05日 蔣中正總統逝世,依憲法規定繼任第五任總統。
  2. ^ "Chiang Kai-shek (1st - 5th terms)". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 29 September 2019. 1975-04-06 Sworn in as President in accordance with Constitution upon death of President Chiang Kai-shek.
  3. ^ A Pictorial History of the Republic of China : Its Founding and Development. Vol. 2. Taipei: Modern China Press. 1981. p. 561 – via Internet Archive.