Robert Chien


Robert Chien, or Chien Chun, was a Taiwanese economist and a politician. Chien graduated from the National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in economics and later on earned a master's degree from the University of Minnesota. He was the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China, Minister of Finance, and the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan.

Family

His father Chien Shih-Liang, a chemist, was former President of Academia Sinica. His younger brother Shu Chien is a biologist and engineer, and youngest brother Fredrick Chien is an influential politician in Taiwan who served as the President of Control Yuan and Minister of Foreign Affairs.