Mao Chi-kuo
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毛治國
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Official portrait, 2014
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| 26th Prime Minister of Taiwan | |
| In office 7 December 2014 – 18 January 2016 | |
| President | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Deputy | Chang San-cheng |
| Preceded by | Jiang Yi-huah |
| Succeeded by | Chang San-cheng |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Taiwan | |
| In office 18 February 2013 – 7 December 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Jiang Yi-huah |
| Preceded by | Jiang Yi-huah |
| Succeeded by | Chang San-cheng |
| Minister of Transportation and Communications | |
| In office 20 May 2008 – 17 February 2013 | |
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| Preceded by | Tsai Duei |
| Succeeded by | Yeh Kuang-shih |
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| Born | (1948-10-04) 4 October 1948 (age 75) Fenghua, Zhejiang, Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
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Mao Chi-kuo (traditional Chinese: 毛治國; simplified Chinese: 毛治国; pinyin: Máo Zhìguó; born 4 October 1948 in Fenghua, Zhejiang) is a Taiwanese politician, who served as the Premier, the President of Executive Yuan[1][2] from 2014 to 2016.
Mao was born on 4 October 1948, in Fenghua, Zhejiang Province. Mao obtained his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the National Cheng Kung UniversityinTainan in 1971. He obtained his Master's of Engineering in Community and Regional Development from the Asian Institute of TechnologyinThailand in 1975, then his Ph.D. in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyinUnited States in 1982.[3]
In 1982-1987, Mao was the Associate Professor, Professor and Director at the National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) in Hsinchu City. In 2003-2006, he became the Chair Professor of the College of Management of NCTU, and become the college's Dean and Professor in 2006-2008.
Mao's first service at the Ministry of Transportation and Communications was as the Administrative Deputy Minister under President Lee Teng-hui from 1993 until 2000.
He served as the Minister of Transportation and Communications in the Republic of China under the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou from 2008 until 2013.[4]
Speaking at the completion ceremony in Kinmen of the first cross-strait submarine communication cable linking Kinmen and Xiamen in August 2012, Mao said that the undersea cable will ease the construction of any future cross-strait cable projects.[5]
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| Preceded by | Vice Premier of the Republic of China 2013–2014 |
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