18 Facts About Qiu Changwei

Qiu Changwei began his political career in the Guangxi Provincial Government, then served on the National Political Assembly and Legislative Yuan.

In Taiwan, Qiu was a member of the Civil Service Higher Examination Committee and Continental Liberation Planning and Research Committee.

Qiu Changwei was born on 18 October 1898, and could trace his ancestry to Zhijiang County in Hunan.

Qiu Changwei earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Pomona College in 1923, and completed his Master of Arts in political science, followed by a doctorate in philosophy, both at Columbia University, in 1924 and 1928, respectively.

Qiu Changwei taught at Tsinghua University, Peking University and Sun Yat-sen University.

On 18 January 1932, Qiu Changwei was appointed Chief Secretary of Intelligence for the Nationalist government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On 2 October 1936, Qiu Changwei returned to the Guangxi Provincial Government as head of the provincial education ministry.

Qiu Changwei was reassigned to lead the provincial civil affairs ministry on 24 June 1939.

From 11 August 1939, Qiu Changwei was a member of the Guangxi Examination Committee.

Qiu Changwei was dismissed from his position as leader of the provincial civil affairs ministry on 1 February 1943, and formally resigned as a member of the Guangxi Provincial Government on 4 October 1943.

Qiu Changwei was elected to the fourth term of the National Political Assembly, which started on 23 April 1945, representing Hunan.

Qiu Changwei was elevated to lead the second inspectorate convened by the district management committee on 30 January 1947, and resigned from the committee entirely on 21 February 1947.

Qiu Changwei was elected to the First Legislative Yuan in the 1948 Chinese legislative election, representing Hunan's third district, a multi-member constituency.

From 26 June 1949, Qiu Changwei was Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China.

In July 1949, Qiu Changwei was to be succeeded on the Legislative Yuan by supplemental member Jiang Gu, who did not report to assume the office.

Qiu Changwei submitted his resignation as presidential secretary-general on 20 March 1950.

Qiu Changwei returned to public service on 19 August 1954, as an appointed member of the Civil Service Higher Examination Committee.

On 9 October 1954, Qiu Changwei was appointed secretary-general of the Continental Liberation Planning and Research Committee.