Shea Jia-dong (Chinese: 許嘉棟; pinyin: Xǔ Jiādòng; born 9 October 1948) is a Taiwanese politician.

Shea Jia-dong
許嘉棟
Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2000 – 6 October 2000
Preceded byPaul Chiu
Succeeded byYen Ching-chang
Personal details
Born9 October 1948 (1948-10-09) (age 75)
Tainan County, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Alma materNational Taiwan University
Stanford University

Education edit

Shea obtained his doctoral degree from Stanford University in the United States in 1978.[1]

Career edit

After finishing his doctoral degree, Shea went back to Taiwan to work for the Institute of Economics, where he was an associate research fellow from 1978 to 1982 and a research fellow from 1982 to 2000.[2] Between 1996 and 2000, Shea served as deputy governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan).[3] Shea was named finance minister in April 2000,[4] and stepped down in October.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Shea Jia-dong 許嘉棟". Taipei Times. 22 April 2000. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Shea, Jia-Dong -INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS, ACADEMIA SINICA".
  3. ^ Lin, Miaojung; Sung, Chinmei; Li, Cynthia (22 August 2017). "Taiwan Seen Shunning Change in Search for New Central Banker". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ Jou, Ying-cheng (22 April 2000). "More Cabinet jobs filled". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ Huang, Joyce (5 October 2000). "Vice premier steps up to replace Tang". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2018.