Shih Chi-yang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shih.

Shih Chi-yang (Chinese: 施啟揚; pinyin: Shī Qǐyáng; Wade–Giles: Shih¹ Chʻi³-yang² [ʂí tɕʰì.jǎŋ]; 5 May 1935 – 5 May 2019) was a Taiwanese lawyer, legal scholar, and politician. He was Vice Premier of the Republic of China from 1988 to 1993 and convener of the Executive Yuan's Mainland Affairs Committee, which was established in 1988, and became the first Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan when it was established in 1991.^[1][2] He was President of the Judicial Yuan from 1994 to 1999.

Shih Chi-yang
施啟揚
President of the Judicial Yuan
In office 18 August 1994 – 25 January 1999
Preceded by	Lin Yang-kang
Succeeded by	Lu Yu-wen (acting) Weng Yueh-sheng
Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council
In office 7 February 1991 – 31 May 1991
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Huang Kun-huei
Vice Premier of Taiwan
In office 22 July 1988 – 27 February 1993
Premier	Yu Kuo-hwa Lee Huan Hau Pei-tsun
Preceded by	Lien Chan
Succeeded by	Hsu Li-teh
Minister of Justice
In office 28 May 1984 – 20 July 1988
President	Chiang Ching-kuo Lee Teng-hui
Preceded by	Li Yuan-tsu
Succeeded by	Hsiao Teng-tzang
Personal details
Born	(1935-05-05)5 May 1935 Rokkō, Shōka, Taichū Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Lukang, Changhua, Taiwan)
Died	5 May 2019(2019-05-05) (aged 84) Sanxia, New Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Empire of Japan (until 1945) Republic of China (after 1945)
Political party	Kuomintang
Spouse	Jeanne Li
Education	National Taiwan University (LLB, LLM) Heidelberg University (PhD)

Shih died at home in Sanxia District, New Taipei, of multiple organ failure on 5 May 2019.^[3]

Personal life

Shih graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree and master's degree in law. He earned his doctorate in law in Germany from the Heidelberg University in 1969. He was married to Jeanne Li [zh],^[4] who led the China Youth Corps from 1987 to 2005.^[5]

Awards

• 2013, Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon^[6]