Events from the year 1956 in Taiwan,

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 ...

. This year is numbered Minguo 45 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

* President –

Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

* Vice President – Chen Cheng *

Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

– Yu Hung-chun * Vice Premier –

Huang Shao-ku Huang Shao-ku (; ; 24 July 1901 – 16 October 1996) was a Taiwanese Taiwanese may refer to: * Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien * Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa) * Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people ...

Events

July

* 16 July – The streamlining of Fujian Province Government.

August

* 1 August – The establishment of

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Births

* 22 February – Lu Kuo-hua, Magistrate of Yilan County (2005–2009) * 2 March –

Chen Hung-chang Chen Hung-chang (; born 2 March 1956) is a Taiwanese politician. Education Chen attended and . He graduated from the Sze Hai College of Technology and Commerce before he finished his studies at the University of the East in the Philippines. P ...

, member of

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

(1993–2005) * 5 March –

Sung Yu-hsieh Sung Yu-hsieh (; born 5 March 1956) is a Taiwanese politician. He currently serves as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan since 13 August 2014. Education Sung obtained his bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from National ...

, Deputy Minister of National Development Council (2014) * 13 March – Kuo Yao-chi, Minister of Transportation and Communications (2006) * 15 May – Yang Chiu-hsing, Magistrate of

Kaohsiung County Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in Fongshan City. History Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture () shortly after the end of W ...

(2001–2010) * 24 May – Teng Chia-chi, Deputy Mayor of Taipei * 21 June – Lee Hong-yuan,

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

(2012–2014) * 7 July –

Pu Tze-chun Pu Tze-chun () is a scholar of Public Management and a former admiral of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) in Taiwan. He was graduated from I-Shou University, receiving a PhD in Public Management studies. He is the 11th Vice Minister of Nationa ...

, Vice Minister of National Defense (2017-2018) * 20 July –

Su Huan-chih Su Huan-chih (; born July 20, 1956) was the magistrate of Tainan County from 2001 to 2010, until Tainan County's merger into Tainan City. Born in a rural township in southern Taiwan, Su graduated from National Taiwan University. He passed the b ...

, Magistrate of

Tainan County Tainan County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Sinying City. History Tainan County was established on 7 January 1946 on the territory of Tainan Prefecture () shortly after the end of World War II ...

(2001–2010) * 14 August – Lo Chih-tsung, head coach of

Chinese Taipei national football team The Chinese Taipei national football team represents Taiwan (the Republic of China) in international football and is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Football Association. Despite never qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, Chinese Taipei, then kn ...

(1985–1988, 2009–2011) * 15 August –

Kuan Chung-ming Kuan Chung-ming (; born 15 August 1956) is a Taiwanese politician and academic. He was the last minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 2013 to 2014 and served as the first minister of the succeeding government agency, ...

, Minister of National Development Council (2014–2015) * 24 August –

Chu T’ien-wen Chu or CHU may refer to: Chinese history * Chu (state) (c. 1030 BC–223 BC), a state during the Zhou dynasty * Western Chu (206 BC–202 BC), a state founded and ruled by Xiang Yu * Chu Kingdom (Han dynasty) (201 BC–70 AD), a kingdom of the ...

, writer * 30 August – King Pu-tsung, Secretary-General of

National Security Council A national security council (NSC) is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security. An NSC is often headed by a na ...

(2014–2015) * 23 September –

Chen Liang-gee Chen Liang-gee (; born 23 September 1956) is a Taiwanese engineer and politician who served as Minister of Science and Technology from 8 February 2017 to 20 May 2020. Early life Chen was born in September 1956. He comes from a rural, peanut-far ...

, Political Deputy Minister of Education * 29 September – Akio Chen, actor * 10 October – Huang Fu-yuan, Minister of Directorate-General of Personnel Administration (2012–2016) * 22 October – Su Jia-chyuan, President of the Legislative Yuan * 16 December – Sra Kacaw, member of

* 9 December –

Kuan Bi-ling Kuan Bi-ling (; born 9 December 1956) is a Taiwanese politician. She is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party, currently serving as a member of the Legislative Yuan. Kuan has been a national legislator since 2005, having won three consec ...

, member of

References

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