Lin Chuan

Lin Chuan
林全
Official portrait, 2016
Senior Advisor to the President
Assumed office
8 September 2017
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
Lai Ching-te
25th Premier of Taiwan
In office
20 May 2016 – 8 September 2017
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
DeputyLin Hsi-yao
Preceded byChang San-cheng
Succeeded byLai Ching-te
21st Minister of Finance
In office
2 December 2002 – 25 January 2006
Prime MinisterYu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
Preceded byLee Yung-san
Succeeded byJoseph Lyu
11th Minister of Budget, Accounting and Statistics
In office
20 May 2000 – 2 December 2002
Prime MinisterTang Fei
Preceded byWei Duan
Succeeded byLiu San-chi
Personal details
Born (1951-12-13) 13 December 1951
Zuoying, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
PartyIndependent
Spouse
Wu Pei-ling
(m. 2002)
Children2 daughters
EducationFu Jen Catholic University (LLB)
National Chengchi University (LLM)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (MS, PhD)
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Lin Chuan (Chinese: 林全; pinyin: Lín Quán; Wade–Giles: Lin² Chʻüan²; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Choân; born 13 December 1951) is a Taiwanese economist, lawyer, and politician who served as the Premier of the Republic of China from 2016 to 2017. He was the first cabinet head under the Tsai Ing-wen government. Before his premiership, he had also served as the Minister of Budget, Accounting and Statistics and Minister of Finance during Chen Shui-bian's presidency.