Paul Chiu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chiu.

Paul Chiu Chang-hsiung (Chinese: 邱正雄; pinyin: Qiū Zhèngxióng; born 19 February 1942) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the first appointed vice premier of Executive Yuan in the presidency of Ma Ying-jeou. Before his vice premiership, he was the minister of Finance, during the previous govern of Kuomintang, from 1996 to 2000.

Paul Chiu Chiu Chang-hsiung
邱正雄
Official portrait, 2008
28th Deputy Prime Minister of Taiwan
In office 20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009
Prime Minister	Liu Chao-shiuan
Preceded by	Chang Chun-hsiung (acting)
Succeeded by	Eric Chu
21st Minister of Finance
In office 10 June 1996 – 20 May 2000
Prime Minister	Lien Chan Vincent Siew
Deputy	Yen Ching-chang
Preceded by	Lin Chen-kuo
Succeeded by	Shea Jia-dong
Personal details
Born	19 February 1942 (1942-02-19) (age 82) Karenkō Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Nationality	Empire of Japan (1942–1945) Taiwan (1945–present)
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	National Taiwan University (BA) Ohio State University (MA, PhD)

Education

After being educated at National Taiwan University, Chiu earned a Master of Arts in 1971 and a Ph.D. in finance in 1978 from Ohio State University as a Fulbright scholar.

Political career

Finance ministership

Paul Chiu first entered cabinet as minister of Finance in 1996 under the government of Lee Teng-hui. He was replaced following the party alternation in 2000 with the new ruling DPP government.

Vice premiership

Followed by the party alternation again in 2008 with the KMT returned govern. He was appointed as the vice premier in the Liu Chao-shiuan cabinet.

Chiu in 2009, during vice premiership.

Chiu and Premier Liu Chao-shiuan resigned on 10 September 2009 due to the slow disaster response by the government to Typhoon Morakot which struck Taiwan in August 2009. He was replaced by the then-incumbent magistrate of Taoyuan, Eric Chu.