Sheu Yu-jer (; 27 October 1952 – 15 February 2020) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of

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since 20 May 2016 until 16 July 2018.

Education

Sheu received his bachelor's degree in finance and taxation from

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei. The university is also considered as the earliest public service training facility of the Republic of China. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subs ...

, where he was a classmate of

Lin Chuan Lin Chuan (; born 13 December 1951) is a Taiwanese economist and politician who served as Premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2016 to 2017 under President Tsai Ing-wen. He served as Minister of Budget, Accounting and Statistics and M ...

, and his master's degree in law from

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in the

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Career

Sheu served within the

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as director-general of the Taxation Agency. By 2013, he was deputy finance minister under

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. Sheu was appointed finance minister by Premier Lin Chuan on 15 April 2016. He was replaced by

Su Jain-rong Su Jain-rong (; born 12 November 1961) is a Taiwanese politician. Education Su obtained his master's degree in economics from National Chung Hsing University and doctoral degree in economics from Pennsylvania State University in the United Sta ...

in July 2018. Sheu then led the

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. He died on 15 February 2020, aged 67.

References

1952 births Harvard Law School alumni 2020 deaths Taiwanese Ministers of Finance National Chengchi University alumni Taiwanese expatriates in the United States {{Taiwan-politician-stub