Shea Jia-dong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shea.

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

Shea Jia-dong
許嘉棟
Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
In office 20 May 2000 – 6 October 2000
Preceded by	Paul Chiu
Succeeded by	Yen Ching-chang
Personal details
Born	9 October 1948 (1948-10-09) (age 76) Tainan County, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Education	National Taiwan University (BA) Stanford University (PhD)

Early life and education

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

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

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.