John Kuan (; born 9 June 1940), also known as Kuan Chung, is a Taiwanese politician who was

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of the

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from 2008 to 2014.

Personal life

Kuan is of

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) an ...

descent, belonging to the

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. His surname Kuan is the sinicized form of his clan (hala) name

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(

: ). 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

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. 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.

References

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 {{Taiwan-KMT-politician-stub