T. V. Soong

T. V. Soong
宋子文
Premier of the Republic of China
In office
31 March 1945 – 1 March 1947
PresidentChiang Kai-shek
Preceded byChiang Kai-shek
Succeeded byChiang Kai-shek (acting)
Acting Premier of the Republic of China
In office
25 September 1930 – 18 November 1930
PresidentChiang Kai-shek
Vice PremierHimself
Preceded byTan Yankai
Succeeded byChiang Kai-shek
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office
29 January 1932 – 4 November 1933
PremierWang Jingwei
Preceded byChen Mingshu
Succeeded byKung Hsiang-hsi
In office
11 October 1930 – 16 December 1931
PremierHimself (acting)
Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded byFeng Yuxiang
Succeeded byChen Mingshu
Personal details
Born
Soong Tse-vung

(1894-12-04)4 December 1894
St Luke's Hospital, Shanghai International Concession
Died25 April 1971(1971-04-25) (aged 76)[1]
San Francisco, California, United States
Resting placeFerncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, US
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
SpouseLo-Yi Chang
Parent(s)Charlie Soong and Nyi Kwei-twang (Ni Kwei-tseng)
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
Columbia University

Soong Tse-vung, more commonly romanized as Soong Tse-ven or Soong Tzu-wen (Chinese: 宋子文; pinyin: Sòng Zǐwén; 4 December 1894 – 25 April 1971), was a Chinese businessman, banker, and politician who served as Premier of the Republic of China in 1930 and between 1945 and 1947.

  1. ^ "Ex-Premier of China, Soong, Dies in S.F.", San Mateo Times, 26 April 1971, page 2. From the article in the Monday paper, Soong "died here Sunday night"