Shih Yen-shiang

Shih Yen-shiang
施顏祥
Minister of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China
In office
10 September 2009 – 17 February 2013
ViceFrancis Liang
Preceded byYiin Chii-ming
Succeeded byChang Chia-juch
Personal details
Born24 March 1950 (1950-03-24) (age 75)
Taichung, Taiwan
EducationNational Taiwan University (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)

Shih Yen-shiang (Chinese: 施顏祥; pinyin: Shī Yánxiáng; born 24 March 1950) is a Taiwanese chemist and politician. He was the Minister of Economic Affairs from 2009 to 2013.[1]

Early life and education

Shih was born in Taichung on March 24, 1950. He graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in chemistry in 1972, then completed doctoral studies in the United States, where he earned his master's degree and Ph.D. in chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[2]

References

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  2. ^ "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). Executive Yuan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.