Sun Yun-suan
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Sun Yun-suan 孫運璿 | |
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Minister of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China | |
In office 1 October 1969 – 29 May 1978 | |
Premier | Yen Chia-kan Chiang Ching-kuo Hsu Ching-chung (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Taiwan, Republic of China | 10 November 1913
Resting place | Hsin Hsin Cemetery, Keelung |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Spouse | Yu Hui-hsuen |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Harbin Institute of Technology |
Sun Yun-suan (Chinese: 孫運璿; pinyin: Sūn Yùnxuán; 10 November 1913 – 15 February 2006) was a Chinese engineer and politician. As minister of economic affairs from 1969 to 1978 and Premier of the Republic of China from 1978 to 1984, he was credited for overseeing the transformation of Taiwan from being a mainly agricultural economy to an export powerhouse.[citation needed]
Early life and engineering career
Born in
In 1946, he was sent to Taiwan (which had just been handed over to the
Due to his successes in Taiwan, the
Government career
He returned to Taiwan and joined the ROC government as Minister of Communications in 1967. In 1969, he was transferred to become Minister of Economic Affairs and served until 30 May 1978 when he was promoted to Premier of the Republic of China.
He is credited as one of the chief architects of Taiwan's "economic miracle" that led Taiwan to become one of the
Later life
Sun was once regarded as heir apparent to Chiang Ching-kuo, but he suffered a stroke during a legislative interpellation session in 1984, ending his political career. Instead, Lee Teng-hui became Chiang's heir apparent and ultimate successor. Sun resigned as premier on 20 May 1984 and was appointed to the largely honorary position of senior advisor to the President of the Republic of China.
After his stroke, Sun became a major advocate of health issues such as the importance of monitoring high blood pressure for elderly people. He also campaigned against smoking.
Another stroke left him needing to use a wheelchair for mobility. Nevertheless, Sun remained politically active in his later years and campaigned on behalf of KMT presidential candidate
He died at the age of 92 while hospitalized at the
References
- ^ Sun, Vlasova, Harmsen, Lianggang, Evgenia, Peter. "Shanghai 1937 – Where World War II Began". SHANGHAI 1937: WHERE WORLD WAR II BEGAN. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
When did World War II begin? Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began answers that question in a way most audiences will find surprising. Americans might say December 7, 1941… The day the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. For Europeans, it was September 1, 1939… When Nazi Germany invaded Poland. But in China, people will tell you a different date. August 13, 1937.
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- Taipei Times: Leaders bid farewell to Sun
- Taiwan News: Taiwan bids farewell to economy's mastermind Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- The Irish Times: Architect of Taiwan's industrial revolution
- China Post: Nation bids farewell to ex-Premier Sun