Yu Chun-hsien (; 31 December 1901 – 21 January 1994) was a Taiwanese politician. He served as the President of the Control Yuan from 1973 to 1987.

Biography

During his studies at Sun Yat-sen University (then known as

National Kwangtung University Sun Yat-sen University (; SYSU) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education, SASTIND, and Guangdong Provincial Government. The university is p ...

), Yu often listened to

Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-senUsually known as Sun Zhongshan () in Chinese; also known by Names of Sun Yat-sen, several other names. (; 12 November 186612 March 1925) was a Chinese physician, revolutionary, statesman, and political philosopher who founded the Republ ...

's speeches on the

Three Principles of the People The Three Principles of the People (), also known as the Three People's Principles, San-min Doctrine, San Min Chu-i, or Tridemism is a political philosophy developed by Sun Yat-sen as part of a philosophy to improve China during the Republi ...

. Yu was deeply influenced by Sun Yat-sen's thought and he joined the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat ...

in 1925. In 1926 Yu became the Secretary of the and later participated in overseas party affairs, specifically the

Dutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies (; ), was a Dutch Empire, Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, declared independence on 17 Au ...

. He served as the editor-in-chief of the Indonesian "''Republic of China Daily''" (). Yu was arrested and imprisoned for 8 months for criticizing the Japanese government for obstructing the

Northern Expedition The Northern Expedition was a military campaign launched by the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) of the Kuomintang (KMT) against the Beiyang government and other regional warlords in 1926. The purpose of the campaign was to reunify China prop ...

. He returned to

Nanjing Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yang ...

soon after. In 1949, Yu retreated to Taiwan following the Nationalist defeat in the

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government, government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermitt ...

. In 1973, he was elected as the President of the Control Yuan. He served as president until 1987, when he resigned due to old age. After leaving office, he served as a senior adviser to the Presidential Office Building. Yu died of illness in 1994. President

Lee Teng-hui Lee Teng-hui (; pinyin: ''Lǐ Dēnghuī''; 15 January 192330 July 2020) was a Taiwanese politician and agricultural scientist who served as the fourth president of the Republic of China, president of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) unde ...

issued a statement acklowedging Yu's death.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Chun-hsien 1901 births Republic of China politicians from Guangdong Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan 20th-century Taiwanese politicians Sun Yat-sen University alumni Taiwanese presidents of the Control Yuan 1994 deaths Senior advisors to President Lee Teng-hui