Chiu Chui-cheng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chiu.

Chiu Chui-cheng (Chinese: 邱垂正; pinyin: Qiū Chuízhèng; Tâi-lô: Khu Sûi-tsìng) is a Taiwanese political scientist who is the minister of the Mainland Affairs Council. He previously serves as the political deputy minister and spokesperson for the Mainland Affairs Council from 2016 to 2023.

Chiu Chui-cheng
邱垂正
Official portrait, 2024
14th Minister of Mainland Affairs Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2024
Prime Minister	Cho Jung-tai
Preceded by	Chiu Tai-san
Political Deputy Minister and Spokesperson of the Mainland Affairs Council
In office 20 May 2016 – 30 January 2023 Serving with Lee Li-chen and Wu Mei-hung
Minister	Katharine Chang Lin Cheng-yi (acting) Chen Ming-tong
Personal details
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Education	Soochow University (BA) National Taiwan University (MA) National Taiwan Normal University (PhD)

Education

Chiu graduated from Soochow University with a bachelor's degree in political science and earned a master's degree in economics from National Taiwan University. He then earned his Ph.D. in political science from National Taiwan Normal University in 2007.^[1] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "The Construction of a Peaceful Integration Model Across the Taiwan Strait" (Chinese: 台海兩岸和平整合模式之建構).^[2]

Early career

Prior to his appointment as Deputy Minister, Chiu was a professor of the Department of International and Mainland China Affairs of National Quemoy University.^[3]

See also

• Cross-Strait relations