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As a member of the Kuomintang (KMT), he served in various important government positions throughout his lifetime, including Minister of Finance, Premier of the Republic of China, and Vice President of the Republic of China.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"23 October 1905","date":"1905-10-23"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335219#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Wu County","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3092999"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335219#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"24 December 1993","date":"1993-12-24"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335219#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Taipei","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1867"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335219#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Qing dynasty","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8733","end":"1912"},{"text":"Republic of China","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13426199","start":"1912","end":"1949"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335219#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"civil servant","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212238"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335219#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/Q335219#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"St. John's University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4578297"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335219#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Liu Chi-chun","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19825511"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335219#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the Republic of China (6 April 1975 – 20 May 1978)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q887003","start":"1975-04-06","end":"1978-05-20"},{"text":"Vice President of the Republic of China (20 May 1966 – 5 April 1975)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707830","start":"1966-05-20","end":"1975-04-05"},{"text":"Premier of the Republic of China (15 December 1963 – 29 May 1972)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q702650","start":"1963-12-15","end":"1972-05-29"},{"text":"Chairperson of Taiwan Provincial Government (7 June 1954 – 16 August 1957)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15643580","start":"1954-06-07","end":"1957-08-16"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335219#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17365974","date":"1965"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335219#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yen_Chia-kan","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335219"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Yen Chia-kan born?","a":"Yen Chia-kan was born on 23 October 1905 in Wu County."},{"q":"What positions has Yen Chia-kan held?","a":"Positions held by Yen Chia-kan include: President of the Republic of China (1975–1978); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: President Yen Chia-kan.png — 中華民國總統府(國史館提供), Attribution.","cite":"\"Yen Chia-kan\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/yen-chia-kan. Retrieved 9 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T08:54:54Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-09","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/yen-chia-kan","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/yen-chia-kan","ne":null}}