Tien Chung-chin

Tien Chung-chin
田炯錦
Tien as a member of the Constituent National Assembly (1946)
President of the Judicial Yuan
In office
1 December 1971 – 30 March 1977
Vice PresidentXie Yingzhou
Tai Yen-hui
Preceded byXie Guansheng
Succeeded byTai Yen-hui [zh]
Minister of the Interior
In office
27 March 1958 – 31 May 1960
Preceded byWang Depu [zh]
Succeeded byLien Chen-tung
Minister of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission
In office
30 May 1960 – 14 December 1963
Preceded byLee Yung-hsin
Succeeded byKuo Chi-chiao
In office
22 February 1951 – 25 May 1954
Preceded byYu Ching-tang
Succeeded byLiu Lianke
Minister of Examination
In office
13 July 1948 – May 1950
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMa Kuo-lin (acting)
Shih Shang-kuan [zh]
Personal details
Born1899 (1899)
Qingcheng County, China
Died(1977-03-30)30 March 1977 (aged 77–78)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materPeking University
University of Illinois

Tien Chung-chin (Chinese: 田炯錦; 1899–1977) was a Chinese-born politician. His political career began in China, with an appointment to the Control Yuan in 1931. He was subsequently elected to the National Constituent Assembly [zh] in 1946, and became the Minister of Examination in 1948. Tien retained the role as the government of the Republic of China retreated to Taiwan, serving until 1950. He took office as minister of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission for the first time in 1951 and remained until 1954. He subsequently served as Minister of the Interior from 1958 to 1960, then returned to the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission until 1963. He died in office as President of the Judicial Yuan in 1977, having held the position since 1971.