Hsueh Hsiang-chuan

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Hsueh Hsiang-chuan
薛香川
Governor of Fujian Province
In office
20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009
Preceded byChen Chin-jun
Succeeded byJames Hsueh
Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan
In office
20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009
Preceded byChen Chin-jun
Succeeded byLin Join-sane
Personal details
Born12 December 1944 (1944-12-12) (age 79)
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materNational Taiwan University
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Hsueh Hsiang-chuan (Chinese: 薛香川; pinyin: Xuē Xiāngchuān; born 12 December 1944) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan in 2008-2009.[1]

Early life[edit]

Hsueh obtained his doctoral degree in nutritional biochemistry from University of Wisconsin–Madison in the United States.[2]

Executive Yuan[edit]

Secretary-general resignation[edit]

Hsueh resigned from Executive Yuan secretary-general post with the other cabinet members of Executive Yuan following the slow disaster response after Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan in August 2009.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "No knowledge of reshuffle: Executive Yuan - Taipei Times". 24 January 2009.
  2. ^ "The New Cabinet". Taiwan Today. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ "The cabinet to undergo reshuffle by early September. - Free Online Library".