Paul Chiu

Paul Chiu (Chinese: 邱正雄; pinyin: Qiū Zhèngxióng; born 19 February 1942) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Premier in 2008–2009.[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chiu.

Paul Chiu Chiu Chang-hsiung
邱正雄
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office 20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009
Premier	Liu Chao-shiuan
Preceded by	Chiou I-jen Chang Chun-hsiung (acting)
Succeeded by	Eric Chu
Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
In office 10 June 1996 – 20 May 2000
Deputy	Yen Ching-chang
Preceded by	Lin Chen-kuo
Succeeded by	Shea Jia-dong
Personal details
Born	19 February 1942 (1942-02-19) (age 78) Karenkō Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Nationality	Taiwan (Republic of China)
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	National Taiwan University Ohio State University

ROC Vice Premiership

Vice Premier resignation

Chiu and Premier Liu Chao-shiuan resigned on 10 September 2009 due to the slow disaster response by the government to Typhoon Morakot which struck Taiwan in August 2009.[2]

References

1. "CommonWealth Magazine". English.cw.com.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
2. "Taiwan's Premier Resigns over Public Anger". YouTube. 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2014-05-28.