John Kuan (; born 9 June 1940), also known as Kuan Chung, is a Taiwanese politician who was
president of the Examination Yuan
The president of the Examination Yuan is the head of the constitutional branch in the Republic of China.
List
Pre-1947 Constitution
Post-1947 Constitution
Timeline
See also
* Constitution of the Republic of China
References
External ...
of the
Republic of China from 2008 to 2014.
Personal life
Kuan is of
Manchu descent, belonging to the
Plain White Banner
The Plain White Banner () was one of the Eight Banners of Manchu military and society during the Later Jin and Qing dynasty of China. It was one of the three "upper" banners (Plain Yellow Banner, Bordered Yellow Banner, and Plain White Banner) dir ...
. His surname Kuan is the sinicized form of his clan (hala) name
Gūwalgiya
Gūwalgiya ( Manchu Chinese: ; ) was one of the most powerful Manchu clans. It is often listed by historians as the first of the eight prominent Manchu clans of the Qing dynasty. After the demise of the dynasty, some of its descendants siniciz ...
(
Manchu: ).
Kuan's daughter, Wendy Kuan (關雲娣), died in May 2011 after she fell from the kitchen window of her 27th floor apartment in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
. It was rumored that she committed suicide because her husband, Zero Lin (林哲樂), was having an affair. Kuan has avoided meeting Lin ever since his daughter's death, refusing to attend any family events where his son-in-law would be present.
See also
*
Manchu people in Taiwan
The Manchu people in Taiwan constitute a small minority of the population of Taiwan.
Migration history
The Manchu people living in Taiwan arrived primarily in two waves of migration. The first wave was during the Qing dynasty era, in which the ...
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Living people
1940 births
Tufts University alumni
University of Indianapolis alumni
Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan
Taiwanese people of Manchu descent
Republic of China politicians from Tianjin
Taiwanese Presidents of the Examination Yuan
Taiwanese Ministers of Civil Service
Manchu politicians
Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan
National Chengchi University alumni
Taiwanese people from Tianjin
Taipei Members of the Legislative Yuan
National Taiwan University alumni
21st-century Taiwanese politicians
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