Robert Chien, or Chien Chun (; February 8, 1929 – March 2, 2014), was a Taiwanese economist and politician. Chien graduated from the

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; zh, t=國立臺灣大學, poj=Kok-li̍p Tâi-oân Tāi-ha̍k, p=, s=) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1928 during Taiwan under J ...

with a bachelor's degree in economics and later on earned a master's degree from the

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. He was the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China (1974–1985),

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(1985-1988), and the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan (1988-1989).

Family

His father Chien Shih-Liang, a

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, was former President of

Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, ; zh, t=中央研究院) is the national academy of the Taiwan, Republic of China. It is headquartered in Nangang District, Taipei, Nangang, Taipei. Founded in Nanjing, the academy supports research activities in mathemat ...

. His younger brother

Shu Chien Shu Chien (; born June 23, 1931) is a Taiwanese-American physiology, physiologist and bioengineer. His work on the fluid dynamics of blood flow has had a major impact on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as atheroscle ...

is a biologist and engineer, and youngest brother

Fredrick Chien Chien Foo (; born 21 March 1935), also known by his English name Fredrick Foo Chien, is a Taiwanese diplomat and politician who served as the List of presidents of the Control Yuan, president of the Control Yuan from 1999 to 2005. After earning ...

is an influential politician in Taiwan who served as the

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and

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References

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