Tang Shaoyi

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Tang Shaoyi 唐紹儀
1st Premier of the Republic of China
In office 5 August – 19 September 1922
President	Li Yuanhong
Preceded by	Yan Huiqing
Succeeded by	Wang Chonghui
In office 13 March – 27 June 1912
President	Yuan Shikai
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Lu Zhengxiang
Minister of Mail and Communications
In office 26 October – 1 November 1911
Monarch	Xuantong Emperor
Prime Minister	Yikuang, Prince Qing (cabinet)
Preceded by	Sheng Xuanhuai
Succeeded by	Yang Shiqi (acting)
In office 17 August 1910 – 6 January 1911 (acting)
Monarch	Xuantong Emperor
Preceded by	Xu Shichang
Succeeded by	Sheng Xuanhuai
Chinese Consul-general in Korea
In office 1896 – 1897
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Tang Zhaoxian (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1862-01-02)2 January 1862 Xiangshan County, Guangdong, Qing dynasty, China
Died	30 September 1938(1938-09-30) (aged 76) Shanghai, Republic of China
Political party	Unity Party
Alma mater	Queen's College, Hong Kong Columbia University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	唐紹儀
Simplified Chinese	唐绍仪
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táng Shàoyí Wade–Giles T'ang2 Shao4-i2 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Tòhng Siuh Yìh Jyutping Tong4 Siu6 Ji4

Tang Shaoyi (Chinese: 唐紹儀; 2 January 1862 – 30 September 1938), also spelled Tong Shao Yi, courtesy name Shaochuan (少川), was a Chinese statesman who briefly served as the first Premier of the Republic of China in 1912. In 1938, he was assassinated by the staff of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics in Shanghai.