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A member of the Kuomintang (KMT), he nominally governed Taiwan as the head of the Taiwan Provincial Government from 1990 to 1993 and served as Premier of the Republic of China from 1993 to 1997, Vice President of the Republic of China from 1996 to 2000, and Chairman of the Kuomintang from 2000 to 2005.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"27 August 1936","date":"1936-08-27"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558718#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Chang'an County","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15909714"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558718#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Taiwan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q865","start":"1949"},{"text":"Republic of China","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13426199","end":"1949"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558718#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"university teacher","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1622272"},{"text":"jurist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185351"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558718#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Kuomintang","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31113"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558718#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"National Taiwan University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32746","start":"1953","end":"1957"},{"text":"University of Chicago","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131252","start":"1959","end":"1961"},{"text":"Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q712051"},{"text":"Houzaimen Elementary School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15913118","start":"1941","end":"1942"},{"text":"Taipei Municipal Rixin Elementary School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15931509"},{"text":"Taipei Municipal Chenggong High School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5091233"},{"text":"University of Chicago","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131252","start":"1961","end":"1965"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558718#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Lien Fang Yu","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6544158","start":"1965"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558718#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Chairperson of the Kuomintang (24 March 2000 – 19 August 2005)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16056439","start":"2000-03-24","end":"2005-08-19"},{"text":"Vice President of the Republic of China (20 May 1996 – 20 May 2000)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707830","start":"1996-05-20","end":"2000-05-20"},{"text":"Premier of the Republic of China (10 February 1993 – 1 September 1997)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q702650","start":"1993-02-10","end":"1997-09-01"},{"text":"Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (20 July 1988 – 1 June 1990)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2482650","start":"1988-07-20","end":"1990-06-01"},{"text":"Vice Premier of the Republic of China (1 May 1987 – 22 July 1988)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13644819","start":"1987-05-01","end":"1988-07-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558718#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Confucius Peace Prize","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1192712","date":"2010"},{"text":"Order of the Quetzal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1857021"},{"text":"Order of Francisco Morazán","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2719582"},{"text":"honorary doctor of the Xiamen University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63092220","date":"2006"},{"text":"honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63101620"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558718#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lien_Chan","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558718"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Lien Chan born?","a":"Lien Chan was born on 27 August 1936 in Chang'an County."},{"q":"What positions has Lien Chan held?","a":"Positions held by Lien Chan include: Chairperson of the Kuomintang (2000–2005); Vice President of the Republic of China (1996–2000); Premier of the Republic of China (1993–1997); Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (1988–1990); Vice Premier of the Republic of China (1987–1988)."},{"q":"Where did Lien Chan study?","a":"Lien Chan was educated at National Taiwan University, University of Chicago, Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, Houzaimen Elementary School."}],"related":[{"name":"Wu Den-yih","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/wu-den-yih"},{"name":"Yen Chia-kan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/yen-chia-kan"},{"name":"Chen Cheng","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/chen-cheng"},{"name":"Lai Ching-te","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/lai-ching-te"},{"name":"Chen Chien-jen","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/chen-chien-jen"},{"name":"Chiang Kai-shek","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/chiang-kai-shek"},{"name":"Frank Hsieh","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/frank-hsieh"},{"name":"Wang Jingwei","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/wang-jingwei"},{"name":"Lee Huan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/lee-huan"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/lien-chan-188df8b6b7.jpg","width":234,"height":312,"license":"CC BY-SA 3.0","credit":"Head shot modified by Rico Shen","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2005KMT_NanjingTour_LienChan.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Lien Chan","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lien_Chan","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q558718","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558718","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: 2005KMT NanjingTour LienChan.jpg by Head shot modified by Rico Shen (CC BY-SA 3.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2005KMT_NanjingTour_LienChan.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Lien Chan, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: 2005KMT NanjingTour LienChan.jpg — Head shot modified by Rico Shen, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Lien Chan\". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/lien-chan. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-10T06:52:07Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/lien-chan","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/lien-chan","ne":null}}