Hsueh Hsiang-chuan
Hsueh Hsiang-chuan | |
|---|---|
| 薛香川 | |
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| Governor of Fujian Province | |
| In office 20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Chin-jun |
| Succeeded by | James Hsueh |
| Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan | |
| In office 20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Chin-jun |
| Succeeded by | Lin Join-sane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1944 (age 80) |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS) University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD) |
Hsueh Hsiang-chuan (Chinese: 薛香川; pinyin: Xuē Xiāngchuān; born 12 December 1944) is a Taiwanese biochemist and politician. He was the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan in 2008–2009.[1]
Education
After graduating from National Fengshan Senior High School, Hsueh studied chemistry as an undergraduate at National Taiwan University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in chemistry. He then completed doctoral studies in the United States, where he earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2]
Executive Yuan
Secretary-general resignation
Hsueh resigned from Executive Yuan secretary-general post with the other cabinet members of Executive Yuan following the slow disaster response after Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan in August 2009.[3]
References
- ^ "No knowledge of reshuffle: Executive Yuan – Taipei Times". 24 January 2009.
- ^ "The New Cabinet". Taiwan Today. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "The cabinet to undergo reshuffle by early September. – Free Online Library".