Chia Ching-teh (1880-1960; ) was a politician in the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

. He was the Vice Premier in 1949.

Background

Chia was educated at Hubei Military Academy. Chinese government records indicated that he was a member of the

Examination Yuan The Examination Yuan is the civil service commission branch, in charge of validating the qualification of civil servants, of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It has a president, a vice president, and seven to nine members, al ...

, serving as minister at the Ministry of Personnel. On June 11, 1949, he was appointed Secretary General of the

Executive Yuan The Executive Yuan () is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its leader is the Premier, who is appointed by the President of the Republic of China, and requires confirmation by the Legislative Yuan. ...

Yen Hsi-shan Yan Xishan (; 8 October 1883 – 22 July 1960, ) was a Chinese warlord who served in the government of the Republic of China. He effectively controlled the province of Shanxi from the 1911 Xinhai Revolution to the 1949 Communist victory i ...

. Diplomatic papers at the U.S. State Department revealed that he was appointed by the acting President Li Zhongren in March 1949 along with a number of new Cabinet personnel. The list was published by ''Chung Yang Jih Pao''. Chia died in October 1960.

References

Civil Service Ministers of the Republic of China Taiwanese Presidents of the Examination Yuan Chinese police officers 1880 births 1960 deaths Taiwanese people from Shanxi Republic of China politicians from Shanxi Politicians from Jincheng {{china-politician-stub