Lin Chuan

Lin Chuan
林全
Senior Advisor to the President
Assumed office
8 September 2017
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
Lai Ching-te
28th Premier of Taiwan
In office
20 May 2016 – 8 September 2017
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
DeputyLin Hsi-yao
Preceded byChang San-cheng
Succeeded byWilliam Lai
25th Minister of Finance
In office
2 December 2002 – 25 January 2006
Prime MinisterYu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
Preceded byLee Yung-san [zh]
Succeeded byJoseph Lyu
Minister of Budget, Accounting and Statistics
In office
20 May 2000 – 2 December 2002
Prime MinisterTang Fei
Preceded byWei Duan [zh]
Succeeded byLiu San-chi
Personal details
Born (1951-12-13) 13 December 1951 (age 72)
Zuoying, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Wu Pei-ling
(m. 2002)
Children2 daughters
EducationFu Jen Catholic University (BA)
National Chengchi University (MA)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (PhD)

Lin Chuan (Chinese: 林全; pinyin: Lín Quán; Wade–Giles: Lin² Chʻüan²; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Choân; born 13 December 1951) is a Taiwanese economist and politician who served as the Premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2016 to 2017, he is the first cabinet head under the Tsai Ing-wen government.[1][2] Before his premiership, he had also served as the Minister of Budget, Accounting and Statistics and Minister of Finance during Chen Shui-bian's presidency.[3]

  1. ^ 鄭仲嵐 (15 March 2016). "蔡英文宣佈前財政部長林全擔任民進黨首任閣揆" (in Chinese). Taiwan. BBC中文網. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ^ 葉素萍 (8 September 2017). "林全卸任行政院長 蔡總統聘任資政" (in Chinese). Taiwan. 中央通訊社. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ "林全 先生". 行政院全球資訊網 (in Chinese). Taiwan. December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2022.