Chengting T. Wang

Chengting Thomas Wang
王正廷
Acting Premier of the Republic of China
In office
11 December 1922 – 4 January 1923
PresidentLi Yuanhong
Preceded byWang Daxie (acting)
Succeeded byZhang Shaozeng
Personal details
Born7 September 1882
Fenghua, Zhejiang
DiedMay 21, 1961(1961-05-21) (aged 78)
British Hong Kong
NationalityRepublic of China
Alma materPeiyang University
University of Michigan
Yale University

Chengting Thomas Wang or C. T. Wang (Chinese: 王正廷; pinyin: Wáng Zhèngtíng; Wade–Giles: Wang2 Cheng4-t'ing2, 7 September 1882 – 21 May 1961), also known under the Pinyin spelling Wang Zhengting, was Foreign Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister of Justice and acting Premier in governments of the Republic of China in the 1920s.

"Chengting T. Wang" was the preferred form of his name in English.[1]

  1. ^ China Yearbook. China Publishing Company. 1951. p. 541. Wang, Cheng-ting (prefers Chengting T. Wang) Retired government official, native of Chekiang, born in 1882; B.A., Yale, 1910;[...]