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Shea Jia-dong

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Shea Jia-dong
許嘉棟
Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2000 – 6 October 2000
Preceded byPaul Chiu
Succeeded byYen Ching-chang
Personal details
Born9 October 1948 (1948-10-09) (age 76)
Tainan County, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
EducationNational Taiwan University (BA)
Stanford University (PhD)

Shea Jia-dong (Chinese: 許嘉棟; pinyin: Xǔ Jiādòng; born 9 October 1948) is a Taiwanese politician and economist.

Early life and education

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Shea was born in Tainan County in 1948. He obtained a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University in the United States in 1978.[1]

Career

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After finishing his doctoral degree, Shea went back to Taiwan to work for the Institute of Economics, where he was an associate research fellow from 1978 to 1982 and a research fellow from 1982 to 2000.[2] Between 1996 and 2000, Shea served as deputy governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan).[3] Shea was named finance minister in April 2000,[4] and stepped down in October.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Shea Jia-dong 許嘉棟". Taipei Times. 22 April 2000. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Shea, Jia-Dong -INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS, ACADEMIA SINICA".
  3. ^ Lin, Miaojung; Sung, Chinmei; Li, Cynthia (22 August 2017). "Taiwan Seen Shunning Change in Search for New Central Banker". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ Jou, Ying-cheng (22 April 2000). "More Cabinet jobs filled". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ Huang, Joyce (5 October 2000). "Vice premier steps up to replace Tang". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2018.