Liang Dunyan

Liang Dunyan
Liang Dunyan
梁敦彦
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 1 July 1917 – 12 July 1917
Monarch	Xuantong Emperor
Prime Minister	Zhang Xun
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Minister of Transport
	In office; May 1914 – April 1916
President	Yuan Shikai
Preceded by	Zhu Qiqian
Succeeded by	Cao Rulin
1st Minister of Foreign Affairs; of the Imperial Cabinet
	In office; 8 May 1911 – 1 November 1911
Monarch	Xuantong Emperor
Prime Minister	Yikuang, Prince Qing
Preceded by	Position esetablished; Himself (as Secretary of Foreign Affairs)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 1908-1910
Monarch	Xuantong Emperor
Preceded by	Yuan Shikai
Succeeded by	Himself (as Minister of Foreign Affairs)
Personal details
Born	1857; Foshan, Guangdong, Qing Empire
Died	10 May 1924; Tianjin, Republic of China
Children	3
Alma mater	Yale University
Awards	Order of the Double Dragon; Order of the Sacred Treasure

Liang Dunyan (Chinese: 梁敦彦; Wade–Giles: Liang Tun-yen; 1857, Foshan, Guangdong, Qing Empire – May 10, 1924, Tianjin, Republic of China) was a Qing dynasty diplomat and politician. A graduate of Yale University,^[1] he served as the minister of foreign affairs in the first cabinet of China under Yikuang (Prince Qing) and later in the cabinet of Yuan Shikai. A monarchist, he supported the Manchu Restoration of July 1917 and was the foreign minister under Zhang Xun.

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