Wang Chien-shien (; born 7 August 1938) is a Taiwanese politician who is the founder of the New Party. He was

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of the Republic of China from 1990 to 1992 and is the chairman of the Chinese Management Association (CMA) (since 1990). Wang was the President of the

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from August 2008 to August 2014.

Early life

Born in Hefei, Anhui, Wang grew up in

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and received a bachelor's degree from National Cheng Kung University and a master's degree from

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Political career

Wang was popular in the 1990s for his clean reputation and split with the

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to help found the New Party. In 1998, Wang joined the election for the Mayor of Taipei under New Party. However, he lost to

Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, 馬英九, born 13 July 1950) is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese politician who served as president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. Previously, he served as justice minister from 1993 to 1996 and mayor of Taipei fro ...

of the

. In 2001, the three parties of the pan-Blue coalition, the

, the People First Party, and the New Party agreed to field only one candidate for Taipei County

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in 2001 based on which party could field the most popular candidate in polls. Despite the unified ticket and a poll predicting him winning, Wang lost to

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. He also participated in the 1998

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mayoral race. Wang is married to Su Fa-jau (). In July 2008 Wang was nominated by President Ma and approved by the Legislative Yuan to become the President of the

References

WANG, Chien-Shien
International Who's Who. accessed September 1, 2006. {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Chien-shien 1938 births Living people New Party Members of the Legislative Yuan National Cheng Kung University alumni Politicians from Hefei Republic of China politicians from Anhui Taiwanese Ministers of Finance Taipei Members of the Legislative Yuan Taiwanese Presidents of the Control Yuan Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan Taiwanese people from Anhui Taiwanese political party founders Leaders of the New Party (Taiwan)