18 Facts About Jiang Yi-huah

Jiang Yi-huah is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician who served as the Premier of the Republic of China.

Jiang Yi-huah served as Minister of the Interior from 2009 to 2012 and Minister of Research, Development and Evaluation Commission of the Executive Yuan from 2008 to 2009.

Jiang Yi-huah was born to a Hakka family in Keelung in 1960.

Jiang Yi-huah then was awarded a scholarship by the Fulbright Program and the Earhart Foundation to pursue graduate studies in the United States at Yale University, where he earned a Ph.

Jiang Yi-huah then returned to Taiwan to become a professor at NTU.

Jiang Yi-huah entered politics for the first time in 2008 when he was appointed as the Minister of Research, Development and Evaluation Commission of the Executive Yuan on 20 May 2008.

On 10 September 2009, Jiang Yi-huah was appointed as Minister of the Interior.

In December 2009, Jiang Yi-huah said that officials from Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Justice should ensure justice and fairness in administrative electoral process by avoiding stumping on the candidates.

In March 2010, Jiang Yi-huah said that Taiwan will have seven kinds of local elections being held all in one day starting in 2014.

Jiang Yi-huah was appointed to become Vice Premier on 6 February 2012.

In July 2012, Jiang Yi-huah said that the Executive Yuan is mulling immigration and population policy in order to attract foreign talents, boost human capital and improve Taiwan's competitiveness.

Jiang Yi-huah added that policies from various ministries will be integrated so that this regulation change won't affect much to the current local employment.

Jiang Yi-huah was sworn in as the President of the Executive Yuan on 18 February 2013 at the Presidential Office in the ceremony presided over by Vice President Wu Den-yih, thus making him the Premier of the Republic of China.

Jiang Yi-huah was the youngest premier since Chen Cheng to take office.

Jiang Yi-huah wanted to meet with all opposition party leaders in near future upon his inauguration as Premier.

In early May 2013, Jiang Yi-huah said that he hates corruption and wishes to have all of his Executive Yuan officials free from such involvement.

Jiang Yi-huah asked Justice Minister Tseng Yung-fu to look into any unsuitable officials for their position.

Jiang Yi-huah requested not only the heads of government to maintain their own integrity, but all of the other officials working under them.