Liu Chao-shiuan

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| name = Liu Chao-shiuan

| native_name = {{nobold|劉兆玄}}

| native_name_lang = zh-tw

| image = 劉兆玄院長.jpg

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| order =

| office = Premier of the Republic of China

| president = Ma Ying-jeou

| vicepremier = Paul Chiu

| term_start = 20 May 2008

| term_end = 10 September 2009

| predecessor = Chang Chun-hsiung

| successor = Wu Den-yih

| order2 =

| office2 = 2nd Central Committee of the Kuomintang

| term_start2 = 20 May 2008

| term_end2 = 10 September 2009

| predecessor2 = Ma Ying-jeou

| successor2 = Wu Den-yih

| order3 =

| office1 = Vice Premier of the Republic of China

| premier1 = Vincent Siew

| term_start1 = 11 December 1997

| term_end1 = 20 May 2000

| predecessor1 = John Chiang

| successor1 = Yu Shyi-kun

| order4 =

| office4 = Minister of Transportation and Communications

| term_start4 = 27 February 1993

| term_end4 = 9 June 1996

| premier4 = Lien Chan

| predecessor4 = Eugene Chien

| successor4 = Tsay Jaw-yang

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|5|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Liuyang, Hunan, Republic of China

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Kuomintang

| education = National Taiwan University (BS)
Université de Sherbrooke (MS)
University of Toronto (PhD)

| relations = Eric Liu (nephew)

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Liu Chao-shiuan ({{zh|t=劉兆玄|p=Liú Zhàoxuán}}; born 10 May 1943) is a Taiwanese chemist and politician. He is a former president of the National Tsing Hua University (1987–1993) and Soochow University (2004–2008) and a former Premier of the Republic of China (2008–2009).

Early life and education

Liu was born in Changsha, Hunan, in 1943. His family moved to Taiwan during the Great Retreat. After graduating from the Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, he studied chemistry at National Taiwan University and graduated with his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in 1965. Liu then completed graduate studies in Canada, where he earned a Master of Science (M.S.) in chemistry from the Université de Sherbrooke in 1968 and his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in the field in 1971.{{Cite web

|url=https://www.usherbrooke.ca/udes/magazine/lire/vol1-no3/alma-mater/index.html

|title=Alma mater

|date=October 2008

|publisher=Université de Sherbrooke

|access-date=2008-10-24

|language=fr}}

[http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/all-about-alumni/chao-shiuan-liu/ The Rose Wolfe Distinguished Alumni Award]

Liu is also an author, and, together with two of his brothers, has published novels of ancient Chinese rovers practicing martial arts under a pen name called "Shangguan Ding" ({{lang|zh|上官鼎}}).

Liu started to receive public attention when he was the President of National Tsing-hua University in Hsinchu before 1993. At that time, he and his school had just successfully hosted the annual unified college entrance examinations in Taiwan. He became the President of Soochow University in 2004.

Liu's nephew is Citizen University founder Eric Liu, who was a White House speechwriter and policy adviser for President Bill Clinton of the United States.

ROC Transportation Ministry

Liu was subsequently served as Minister of Transportation and Communications from 1993 to 1996.

ROC Vice Premiership

Liu next served as the Vice Premier from 1997 to 2000.

ROC Premiership

In April 2008, Liu was asked by current President Ma Ying-jeou to serve as the Premier of the Republic of China. He accepted the post and his term as Premier took effect with Ma's incoming administration on 20 May 2008.

Liu and his Cabinet resigned en masse on 10 September 2009, with Wu Den-yih succeeding the post of Premiership.

Liu had suffered mounting criticism over the aftermath of Typhoon Morakot, and had initially tendered his resignation to President Ma in mid-August. Liu, however, was asked by President Ma to remain and oversee initial relief efforts as they were carried out. Liu said, during his resignation announcement, that 90% of subsidies have been distributed and 92% of those displaced have been temporarily relocated.{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/taiwan.premier/index.html?section=cnn_latest | work=CNN | title=Taiwan premier quits over typhoon response - CNN.com | access-date=11 May 2010 | date=8 September 2009}}