General Yuan Shouqian () (1904–1992) was a prominent Chinese and Taiwanese politician from

Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a popul ...

, Hunan. He was awarded "Superior General Second Class" in Taiwan. He was the eldest son of the Yuan family. His youngest sister, Yuan Shihui (), later married Chen Zhike (). Under the recommendation of

Tan Yankai Tan Yankai (; ; January 25, 1880 – September 22, 1930) was a Chinese politician. Biography Tan Yankai was born on 25 January 1880 in Hangzhou during the waning decades of the Qing dynasty. He was the son of the Qing minister Tan Zhonglin ...

, who was also from Hunan, Yuan Shouqian applied for the

Whampoa Military Academy The Republic of China Military Academy () is the service academy for the army of the Republic of China, located in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung. Previously known as the the military academy produced commanders who fought in many of China ...

and became one of its first graduating class members. Yuan Shouqian served many important posts for the Central Government of the Republic of China, including Deputy Minister of National Defense (1950), and

Minister of Transportation A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government ag ...

(1954). He died of cancer in Taipei in 1992.

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1904 births 1992 deaths Taiwanese Ministers of Transportation and Communications Republic of China politicians from Hunan Politicians from Changsha Taiwanese people from Hunan {{taiwan-politician-stub

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