Yen Chia-kan

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

Yen Chia-kan 嚴家淦
President of the Republic of China
In office 5 April 1975 - 20 May 1978
Preceded by	Chiang Kai-shek
Succeeded by	Chiang Ching-kuo
Vice President of the Republic of China
In office 20 May 1966 - 5 April 1975
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	Chen Cheng
Succeeded by	Hsieh Tung-ming
Premier of the Republic of China
In office 15 December 1963 - 29 May 1972
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	Chen Cheng
Succeeded by	Chiang Ching-kuo
Personal details
Born	October 23, 1905(1905-10-23) Suzhou, China
Died	December 24, 1993(1993-12-24) (aged 88) Taipei, Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang

Yen Chia-kan
Traditional Chinese	嚴家淦
Simplified Chinese	严家淦
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Yán Jiāgàn - Wade–Giles Yen Chia-kan Min - Hokkien POJ Giâm Ka-kàm Wu - Romanization nyie cia/ka koe

Yen Chia-kan (simplified Chinese: 严家淦; traditional Chinese: 嚴家淦; pinyin: Yán Jiāgàn; Wade–Giles: Yen Chia-kan; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Giâm Ka-kàm; Suzhou dialect: nyie cia/ka koe), or Yen Chia-jin (October 23, 1905 – December 24, 1993), better known as C. K. Yen, succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China upon Chiang's death on April 5, 1975. He served out the remainder of Chiang's term until May 20, 1978.

Biography

C. K. Yen was born in Wuxian (吳縣; modern day Xiangcheng and Wuzhong districts) in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. He came of the Suzhou prestigious family, Dongshan Yan Family (東山嚴氏). He graduated from St. John's University in Shanghai with a degree in chemistry.

Yen previously served as Minister of Economic Affairs, minister of finance, and Governor of Taiwan Province. He became premier on December 15, 1963. In 1966 the National Assembly elected Yen as Vice President and re-elected him in 1972. He became the second President following the death of Chiang Kai-shek and was later succeeded by Chiang's son, Premier Chiang Ching-kuo. After his presidency, Yen served as Chairman of the Council on Chinese Cultural Renaissance and Chairman of Board of the National Palace Museum until 1991.

Yen died in Taipei City at the age of 88. He was buried at the Wuchih Mountain Military Cemetery in New Taipei City.

See also

• Chiang Kai-shek
• Chiang Ching-kuo
• History of the Republic of China
• Military of the Republic of China
• President of the Republic of China
• Politics of the Republic of China
• Kuomintang

Political offices
Preceded by Liu Hang-chen	Economic Affairs Minister of the Republic of China 1950	Succeeded by Cheng Tao-ju
Preceded by Kuan Chi-yu	Finance Minister of the Republic of China 1950–1954	Succeeded by P. Y. Shu
Preceded by Yu Horng-jiun	Governor of Taiwan Province 1954–1957	Succeeded by Chow Chih-jou
Preceded by P. Y. Shu	Finance Minister of the Republic of China 1958-1963	Succeeded by Chen Ching-yu
Preceded by Chen Cheng	Premier of the Republic of China 1963–1972	Succeeded by Chiang Ching-kuo
Preceded by Chen Cheng	Vice President of the Republic of China 1966–1975	Succeeded by Hsieh Tung-ming
Preceded by Chiang Kai-shek	President of the Republic of China 1975–1978	Succeeded by Chiang Ching-kuo