Wang Chien-shien (Chinese: 王建煊; pinyin: Wáng Jiànxuān; born 7 August 1938) is a Taiwanese politician who is the founder of the New Party. He was finance minister of the Republic of China from 1990 to 1992 and is the chairman of the Chinese Management Association (CMA) (since 1990). Wang was the President of the Control Yuan from August 2008 to August 2014.[1]
Wang Chien-shien | |
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| 王建煊 | |
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| President of the Control Yuan | |
| In office 1 August 2008 – 31 July 2014 | |
| President | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Vice | Chen Jinn-lih |
| Preceded by | Vacant (2005–2008) Fredrick Chien |
| Succeeded by | Chang Po-ya |
| Convenor of the New Party National Committee | |
| In office October 1994 – August 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Yok Mu-ming |
| Succeeded by | Chen Kuei-miao |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 1993 – 31 January 1996 | |
| Constituency | Taipei 1 |
| Minister of Finance of the Republic of China | |
| In office 1 June 1990 – 23 October 1992 | |
| Premier | Hau Pei-tsun |
| Preceded by | Shirley Kuo |
| Succeeded by | Bai Pei-ying |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1938 Hefei, Anhui, Republic of China |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Education | National Cheng Kung University (BS) National Chengchi University (MS) |
Early life and education
editBorn in Hefei, Anhui, Wang grew up in Taipei and received a bachelor's degree from National Cheng Kung University and a master's degree from National Chengchi University.
Political career
editWang was popular in the 1990s for his clean reputation and, in 1993, split with the Kuomintang to help found the New Party. He and Jaw Shaw-kong won the most votes in the 1992 Taiwanese legislative election.[2] In 1998, Wang joined the election for the Mayor of Taipei under New Party. However, he lost to Ma Ying-jeou of the Kuomintang.
| 1998 Taipei City Mayoral Election Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic Progressive Party | 1 | Chen Shui-bian | 688,072 | 45.91% |  | |
 Kuomintang
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2 | Ma Ying-jeou | 766,377 | 51.13% |   | |
| New Party | 3 | Wang Chien-shien | 44,452 | 2.97% |  | |
| Total | 1,498,901 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | ||||||
In 2001, the three parties of the pan-Blue coalition, the Kuomintang, the People First Party, and the New Party agreed to field only one candidate for Taipei County magistrate in 2001 based on which party could field the most popular candidate in polls. Despite the unified ticket and a poll predicting him winning, Wang lost to Su Tseng-chang. Wang is married to Su Fa-jau (蘇法昭).
In July 2008 Wang was nominated by President Ma and approved by the Legislative Yuan to become the President of the Control Yuan. Wang left office on July 31, 2014.[3]
On March 8, 2023, Wang announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election as an independent, pledging cross-strait reunification by 2025.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "監察院全球資訊網首頁".
- ^ "A New Party Digs In for the Race". Free China Review. 1 March 1994. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "監察院全球資訊網首頁". 監察院全球資訊網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "王建煊宣布選2024總統 喊目標2025完成統一". Yahoo News (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Yang, Sophia (2023-03-08). "84-year-old philanthropist vying for Taiwan presidency in 2024". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- WANG, Chien-Shien International Who's Who. accessed September 1, 2006.
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