Chiang family

The Chiang family (Chinese: 蔣中正家族／蔣介石家族) is a political family of the Republic of China with Wu Chinese background from Zhejiang province. Members of a prosperous family of salt merchants, the Chiang family held senior positions in Chinese politics first on the Chinese mainland and then in Taiwan after 1949.

Chiang 蔣
Chiang Kai-shek, Soong May-ling, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Chiang Wei-guo.
Country	Republic of China
Current region	Taiwan
Place of origin	Fenghua, Zhejiang
Titles	President of the Republic of China Premier of the Republic of China Generalissimo
Members	Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Ching-kuo Chiang Hsiao-yen Chiang Hsiao-wu Chiang Wan-an Demos Chiang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chiang (Jiǎng).

Members include Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary and military leader Chiang Kai-shek, who served as the leader of the Republic of China from 1928 to 1975. Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (1978–1988), Chiang Hsiao-yen, Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang (2009–2014), and more.

Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo, who have been presidents of the Republic of China, are often called collectively as “Two Chiangs” (兩蔣).

Origin

The Chiang family ancestral home is in Heqiao (和橋鎮), a town in Yixing, Jiangsu, about 38 km (24 mi) southwest of central Wuxi and 10 km (6.2 mi) from the shores of Lake Tai. Eventually the clan settled in Xikou, a town in Fenghua, Zhejiang, about 30 kilometers (19 mi) west of central Ningbo, where Chiang Kai-shek was born.

Offices held

Chiang Kai-shek (1887–1975)

• Chairman of the National Government of the Republic of China (1928–1931, 1943–1948)
• President of the Republic of China (1948–1949, 1950–1975)

Chiang Ching-kuo (1910–1988)

• Premier of the Republic of China (1972–1978)
• President of the Republic of China (1978–1988). Son of Chiang Kai-shek.

Chiang Hsiao-yen (1942–)

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (1996–1997)
• Member of the Legislative Yuan (2002–2012)
• Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang (2009–2014)

Chiang Hsiao-wu (1945–1991)

• President of the state-run Broadcasting Corporation of China (1980–1986)

Chiang Wan-an (1978–)

• Member of the Legislative Yuan (2016–2022)
• Mayor of Taipei (2022–)

Demos Chiang 蔣友柏 (1976–)

• Chairman, DEM Inc.

Family tree

Chiang family tree

Soong May‑ling 宋美齡 Mao Fumei 毛福梅 Chiang Kai‑shek 蔣介石 Yao Yecheng 姚冶誠 Chen Jieru 陳潔如 Faina Chiang Fang‑liang 蔣方良 Chiang Ching-kuo 蔣經國 Chang Ya‑juo 章亞若 (mistress) Shih Chin‑i 石靜宜 Chiang Wei‑kuo 蔣緯國 (adopted) Chiu Ju‑hsüeh 丘如雪 Chen Yao‑kuang 陳瑶光 (adopted) Alan Chiang Hsiao‑wen 蔣孝文 Amy Chiang Hsiao‑chang 蔣孝章 Alex Chiang Hsiao‑wu 蔣孝武 Eddie Chiang Hsiao‑yung 蔣孝勇 Winston Chang Hsiao‑tzu 章孝慈 John Chiang Hsiao‑yen 蔣孝嚴 Chiang Hsiao‑kang 蔣孝剛 Nancy Xu Nai‑jin 徐乃錦 Yu Yang‑ho 俞揚和 Wang Zhang‑shi 汪長詩 Michelle Tsai Hui‑mei 蔡惠媚 Elizabeth Fang Chi‑yi 方智怡 Chao Chung‑te 趙申德 Helen Huang Mei‑lun 黃美倫 Wang Yi‑hui 王倚惠 Theodore Yu Tsu‑sheng 俞祖聲 Chang Ching‑sung 章勁松 Chang Yo‑chu 章友菊 Vivian Chiang Hui‑lan 蔣惠蘭 Chiang Hui‑yün 蔣惠筠 Chiang Wan‑an 蔣萬安 Chiang Yo‑mei 蔣友梅 Alexandra Chiang Yo‑lan 蔣友蘭 Johnathan Chiang Yo‑sung 蔣友松 Demos Chiang Yo‑bo 蔣友柏 Edward Chiang Yo‑chang 蔣友常 Andrew Chiang Yo‑ching 蔣友青 Chiang Yo‑chüan 蔣友娟 Chiang Yo‑chieh 蔣友捷 Notes Dashed lines represent marriages Dotted lines represent extra-marital relationships and adoptions Solid lines represent descendants

See also

• Four big families of the Republic of China