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Jiang Yi-huah
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江宜樺
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Official portrait, 2014
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| 25th Premier of Taiwan | |
| In office 18 February 2013 – 8 December 2014 |
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| President | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Vice Premier | Mao Chi-kuo |
| Preceded by | Sean Chen |
| Succeeded by | Mao Chi-kuo |
| Vice Premier of Taiwan | |
| In office 6 February 2012 – 18 February 2013 |
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| Premier | Sean Chen |
| Preceded by | Sean Chen |
| Succeeded by | Mao Chi-kuo |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 10 September 2009 – 6 February 2012 |
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| Premier | Wu Den-yih |
| Preceded by | Liao Liou-yi |
| Succeeded by | Lee Hong-yuan |
| Minister of Research, Development and Evaluation | |
| In office 20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009 |
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| Premier | Liu Chao-shiuan |
| Deputy | Sung Yu-hsieh Yeh Kuang-shih |
| Preceded by | Jay Shih |
| Succeeded by | Sung Yu-hsieh (Acting) |
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| Born | 18 November 1960 Nuannuan, Keelung, Taiwan |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BA, MA) Yale University (PhD) |
Jiang Yi-huah (Chinese: 江宜樺; pinyin: Jiāng Yíhuà; born 18 November 1960) is a Taiwanese politician. He served as the Premier of Taiwan from 2013 to 2014. The Premier is the head of the government in Taiwan. Before becoming Premier, he held several important government positions.
Jiang Yi-huah studied at National Taiwan University and then earned a Ph.D. from Yale University in the United States. He was the Vice Premier of Taiwan from 2012 to 2013. He also served as the Minister of the Interior from 2009 to 2012. From 2008 to 2009, he was the Minister of the Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission of the Executive Yuan.
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Early Life and Education
Jiang Yi-huah was born in 1960 in Keelung, a city in northern Taiwan. His family belongs to the Hakka ethnic group. When he was 13 years old, he reportedly wrote an essay about his dream of becoming the President of the Republic of China one day.
He attended National Taiwan University. There, he earned a bachelor's degree in political science in 1983. He then completed a master's degree in political science in 1987. After that, Jiang went to the United States for further studies. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Yale University in 1993.
From 1993 to 1995, he worked as a researcher at the Sun Yat-sen Institute for Social Sciences and Philosophy in Taipei. This institute is part of Academia Sinica. Later, he returned to Taiwan and became a professor at National Taiwan University.
Entering Politics: Key Roles
Jiang Yi-huah began his career in politics in 2008.
Minister of Research, Development and Evaluation
On 20 May 2008, Jiang was appointed as the Minister of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission. This commission is part of the Executive Yuan, which is Taiwan's executive branch of government.
Minister of the Interior
On 10 September 2009, Jiang Yi-huah became the Minister of the Interior (MOI). He was 49 years old at the time. This made him the youngest person to hold this important position. The ceremony where he took office was led by Premier Wu Den-yih in Taipei.
Improving Electoral System Fairness
In December 2009, Jiang Yi-huah stated that officials from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice should ensure fairness in Taiwan's electoral process. He emphasized that officials should not support specific candidates. In March 2010, he announced that Taiwan would combine seven types of local elections into one single election day starting in 2014.
Launching the 1996 Hotline
In November 2011, the Ministry of the Interior officially launched the "1996 Hotline for Interior Affairs." This hotline had been tested for three months before its official launch. Jiang explained that the MOI handles many aspects of people's daily lives. These include things like marriage and birth registrations, social welfare services, and housing transfers. The new hotline was created to make these services more efficient and easier for people to access.
Vice Premier of Taiwan
Jiang Yi-huah was appointed as the Vice Premier of Taiwan on 6 February 2012. After taking this role, he resigned from his professorship at National Taiwan University.
Attracting Foreign Talent
In July 2012, Jiang Yi-huah mentioned that the Executive Yuan was looking into new immigration and population policies. The goal was to attract talented people from other countries. This would help to increase Taiwan's human capital and make the country more competitive. He also said that different government ministries would work together to make sure these changes would not negatively affect local employment.
Serving as Premier
Jiang Yi-huah was sworn in as the President of the Executive Yuan on 18 February 2013. This ceremony took place at the Presidential Office and was led by Vice President Wu Den-yih. This made him the Premier of Taiwan. He was the youngest Premier to take office since Chen Cheng. After becoming Premier, Jiang promised to work on reforming the government.
He also expressed his desire to meet with leaders of all opposition parties soon after becoming Premier. He hoped to improve the way politics worked in Taiwan. He wanted to see better communication between the ruling party and opposition parties. This would help to make the legislative process more effective.
See also
In Spanish: Jiang Yi-hua para niños
