# Kuan Chung-ming > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kuan_Chung-ming > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kuan_Chung-ming.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuan_Chung-ming > Source revision: 1341525578 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Taiwanese economist}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Kuan Chung-ming | native_name = {{nobold|管中閔}} | native_name_lang = zh-hant | image = Kuan Chung-ming 2021 (cropped).jpg | caption = Kuan in 2021 | office1 = President of [National Taiwan University](/source/National_Taiwan_University) | deputy1 = | term_start1 = 8 January 2019 | term_end1 = 7 January 2023 | predecessor1 = {{ill|Tei-Wei Kuo|zh|郭大維}} (interim)
{{ill|Yang Pan-chyr|zh|楊泮池}} | successor1 = [Chen Wen-chang](/source/Chen_Wen-chang) | office2 = Minister of the [National Development Council](/source/National_Development_Council_(Taiwan)) | deputy2 = [Hwang Wang-hsiang](/source/Hwang_Wang-hsiang), [Chen Chien-liang](/source/Chen_Chien-liang), [Sung Yu-hsieh](/source/Sung_Yu-hsieh) | term_start2 = 22 January 2014 | term_end2 = 4 February 2015 | predecessor2 = ''Himself'' (as Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development) | successor2 = [Woody Duh](/source/Woody_Duh) | office3 = Minister of the [Council for Economic Planning and Development](/source/Council_for_Economic_Planning_and_Development) | deputy3 = [Hwang Wang-hsiang](/source/Hwang_Wang-hsiang), [Chen Chien-liang](/source/Chen_Chien-liang), [Chen Hsiao-hung](/source/Chen_Hsiao-hung) | term_start3 = 18 February 2013 | term_end3 = 21 January 2014 | predecessor3 = [Yiin Chii-ming](/source/Yiin_Chii-ming) | successor3 = ''Himself'' (as Minister of the National Development Council) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|8|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [Taipei](/source/Taipei), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan) | party = | spouse = | children = | signature = | education = [Chinese Culture University](/source/Chinese_Culture_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
[University of California, Davis](/source/University_of_California%2C_Davis) ([MA](/source/Master_of_Arts))
[University of California, San Diego](/source/University_of_California%2C_San_Diego) ([PhD](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy)) | module = {{Infobox scientist | child = yes | field = [Econometrics](/source/Econometrics) | thesis_title = Estimation of neural network models | thesis_url = https://www.proquest.com/openview/369bd5626e01079a45acae90ba889696/1?cbl=18750&diss=y&pq-origsite=gscholar | thesis_year = 1989 | doctoral_advisor = [Halbert White](/source/Halbert_White)
[Clive Granger](/source/Clive_Granger) }} }} '''Kuan Chung-ming''' ({{zh|t=管中閔|p=Guǎn Zhōngmǐn}}; born 15 August 1956) is a Taiwanese economist and [econometrician](/source/econometrician). He was the president of [National Taiwan University](/source/National_Taiwan_University) from 2019 to 2023 and is a chair professor of finance at the university.{{cite web |url=https://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~ckuan/e-about.html |title=Chung-Ming Kuan |publisher=[National Taiwan University](/source/National_Taiwan_University) |accessdate=4 August 2012 }} Previously, Kuan was the last minister of the [Council for Economic Planning and Development](/source/Council_for_Economic_Planning_and_Development) from 2013 to 2014 and the first minister of its succeeding government agency, the [National Development Council](/source/National_Development_Council_(Taiwan)) (NDC), from 2014 to 2015. == Early life and education == Kuan was born in Taipei City on August 15, 1956. His father, Kuan Chi-yu (1920–2019), was from [Huaining County](/source/Huaining_County), [Anhui](/source/Anhui). His elder brother, Kuan Chung-ling, is a dentist who graduated from [National Defense Medical Center](/source/National_Defense_Medical_Center). His younger brother, Kuan Chong-hui, earned a doctorate in [industrial engineering](/source/industrial_engineering) and management from [National Taiwan University](/source/National_Taiwan_University) and teaches at the [National Taiwan University of Science and Technology](/source/National_Taiwan_University_of_Science_and_Technology). After graduating from [Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School](/source/Taipei_Municipal_Chien_Kuo_High_School) in 1974, Kuan earned his bachelor's degree in economics in 1978 from [Chinese Culture University](/source/Chinese_Culture_University). He then earned his [M.A.](/source/M.A.) in economics from the [University of California, Davis](/source/University_of_California%2C_Davis), in 1984 and his [Ph.D.](/source/Ph.D.) in economics and [econometrics](/source/econometrics) from the [University of California, San Diego](/source/University_of_California%2C_San_Diego), in 1989. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Estimation of Neural Network Models". His doctoral advisors were economist [Halbert White](/source/Halbert_White) and [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize) laureate [Clive Granger](/source/Clive_Granger).{{Cite web |title=Estimation of neural network models - ProQuest |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/369bd5626e01079a45acae90ba889696/1?cbl=18750&diss=y&pq-origsite=gscholar |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=www.proquest.com |language=en}} ==Political career== Kuan said in May 2013 that he was surprised at Taiwan's Q1 2013 economic growth rate of 1.54%, much lower than the forecast value of 3.26%. This was due to the low consumption by private sectors in Taiwan. Before the numbers were released, the CEPD aimed for Taiwan to show 4% overall economic growth that year, and to reach the original goal would require 5% economic growth for the remaining quarters of the year. However, investments in private sectors were rising at the time, an indication of a positive economic outlook.{{cite news|last1=Su|first1=Amy|title=Economy rises a lackluster 1.54 percent|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2013/05/01/2003561117|accessdate=26 March 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=1 May 2013}} Commenting on Taiwan's declining ranking as measured by the [International Institute for Management Development](/source/International_Institute_for_Management_Development) in the [Global Competitiveness Report](/source/Global_Competitiveness_Report) released at the end of May 2013, Kuan said that it is not that Taiwan did not improve, but that other nations improved at a faster rate than Taiwan. He added that the business regulations have been relaxed in Taiwan but not as much as what have been done in other countries.{{cite news|last1=Kao|first1=Camaron|title=Taiwan's global competitiveness ranking declines by four notches|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2013/05/30/2003563518|accessdate=26 March 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=30 May 2013}} He resigned his post as National Development Council head in January 2015. Kuan had attempted to resign in a month prior but was persuaded to stay at the time.{{cite news|last1=Tang|first1=Pei-chun|last2=Low|first2=Y.F.|title=Taiwan retains most Cabinet members in reshuffle|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/search/201412050023.aspx?q=Taiwan%20retains%20most%20Cabinet%20members%20in%20reshuffle|accessdate=26 March 2016|agency=Central News Agency|date=5 December 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Katherine|first1=Wei|title=NDC chief resigns, to be replaced by Duh|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/01/30/427773/NDC-chief.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704144535/http://chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/01/30/427773/NDC-chief.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 4, 2015|accessdate=26 March 2016|work=China Post|date=30 January 2015}} ==National Taiwan University presidency== On 5 January 2018, Kuan was elected to succeed [Yang Pan-chyr](/source/Yang_Pan-chyr) as president of [National Taiwan University](/source/National_Taiwan_University).{{cite news|author1=Phoenix Hsu|author2=Ko Lin|title=Former development minister elected as head of Taiwan's top school|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201801050026.aspx|accessdate=26 January 2018|agency=Central News Agency|date=5 January 2018}} Shortly after his election, Kuan stated that he would work to help NTU establish international partnerships with other institutions and attract more international students by offering more dual-degree programs.{{cite news|last1=Hsu|first1=Phoenix|last2=Yen|first2=Wiliam|title=NTU planning set up international campus|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201801070014.aspx|accessdate=26 January 2018|agency=Central News Agency|date=7 January 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Hsu Chen|first1=Chi-chung|last2=Liu|first2=Kuan-lin|title=NTU president-elect discusses plans to internationalize the university|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201801170009.aspx|accessdate=26 January 2018|agency=Central News Agency|date=17 January 2018}} Before taking office, Kuan was accused of an unresolved conflict of interest regarding [Richard Tsai](/source/Richard_Tsai).{{cite news|title=Ministry orders NTU to clarify election scandal|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/01/25/2003686406|accessdate=26 January 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=25 January 2018}} Tsai was a member of the NTU presidential search committee, but neither he or Kuan had publicly declared that they both served on the board of Taiwan Mobile.{{cite news|last1=Maxon|first1=Ann|title=NTU denies any scandal in Kuan's appointment|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/01/12/2003685640|accessdate=26 January 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=12 January 2018}} Additionally, [Chang Liao Wan-chien](/source/Chang_Liao_Wan-chien) accused Kuan of plagiarism in a paper presented in May 2017.{{cite news|last1=Maxon|first1=Ann|title=NTU president-elect accused of fraud|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/01/26/2003686443|accessdate=26 January 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=26 January 2018}} Upon further investigation, NTU cleared Kuan of plagiarism.{{cite news|last1=Hsu|first1=Phoenix|last2=Yen|first2=William|title=NTU clears Kuan, asks Education Ministry to certify him|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201801260027.aspx|accessdate=26 January 2018|agency=Central News Agency|date=26 January 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Maxon|first1=Ann|title=NTU rejects allegations that its future president plagiarized student's thesis|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/01/28/2003686558|accessdate=28 January 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=28 January 2018}} Subsequently, the government looked into possible violations of the Classified National Security Information Protection Act.{{cite news|last1=Wu|first1=Po-hsuan|last2=Hsiao|first2=Sherry|title=NTU president-elect gives ultimatum|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/03/23/2003689849|accessdate=23 March 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=23 March 2018}} In March 2018, a group of NTU academics and alumni filed a complaint with the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office against Kuan's appointment as university president.{{cite news|last1=Pan|first1=Jason|title=Kuan faces an official complaint|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/03/24/2003689931|accessdate=24 March 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=24 March 2018}} The controversy resulted in the resignation of education minister [Pan Wen-chung](/source/Pan_Wen-chung) in April.{{cite news|title=Physicist named new education minister|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/04/17/2003691478|accessdate=17 April 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=17 April 2018}} Soon after [Wu Maw-kuen](/source/Wu_Maw-kuen) took office, the education ministry chose not to approve Kuan's selection.{{cite news|last1=Chen|first1=Chih-chung|last2=Liu|first2=Kuan-lin|title=MOE rejects NTU's presidential appointment, calls for do-over|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201804270024.aspx|accessdate=28 April 2018|agency=Central News Agency|date=27 April 2018}} Wu's successor [Yeh Jiunn-rong](/source/Yeh_Jiunn-rong) announced on 24 December 2018 that Kuan's appointment had been approved.{{cite news |last1=Maxon |first1=Ann |title=Ministry approves Kuan's appointment |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/12/25/2003706744 |accessdate=26 December 2018 |work=Taipei Times |date=25 December 2018}} Yeh resigned from his post the next day.{{cite news |last1=Hsieh |first1=Chia-chen |last2=Ku |first2=Chuan |last3=Chen |first3=Chun-hua |last4=Hsu |first4=Elizabeth |title=Education minister tenders resignation over NTU president case |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201812250012.aspx |accessdate=26 December 2018 |agency=Central News |date=25 December 2018}} Kuan was inaugurated as president of National Taiwan University on 8 January 2019.{{cite news |last1=Maxon |first1=Ann |title=Kuan takes office as NTU president amid concerns |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/01/09/2003707615 |accessdate=9 January 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=9 January 2019}} ==Impeachment== The [Control Yuan](/source/Control_Yuan) started an investigation into Kuan's work with ''[Next Magazine](/source/Next_Magazine_(Hong_Kong_and_Taiwan))'' in April 2018. The probe found that Kuan wrote for the publication from 2010 to 2016, which overlapped with his tenure as a government minister between February 2012 and February 2015. Kuan's writings for ''Next Magazine'' while serving on the Executive Yuan constituted a violation of Article 14 of the Civil Servant Work Act,{{cite web |title=公務員服務法 |url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=S0020038 |website=Laws & Regulations Database of the Republic of China |access-date=16 February 2021}} which barred civil servants from taking on outside work. The inquiry was led by Control Yuan members {{ill|Wang Yu-ling|zh|王幼玲}} and {{ill|Tsai Chung-yi|zh|蔡崇義}}. Upon its conclusion in January 2019, the Control Yuan voted 7–4 to impeach Kuan.{{cite news |last1=Strong |first1=Matthew |title=Control Yuan impeaches National Taiwan University president |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3617475 |work=Taiwan News |date=15 January 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Yu |first1=Hsiang |last2=Ku |first2=Chuan |last3=Chen |first3=Chih-chung |last4=Wang |first4=Yang-yu |last5=Fan |first5=Cheng-hsiang |last6=Chen |first6=Chun-hua |last7=Hsu |first7=Elizabeth |title=Control Yuan passes motion to impeach new NTU president |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201901150020.aspx |accessdate=15 January 2019 |agency=Central News Agency |date=15 January 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Hsiao |first1=Sherry |title=Control Yuan votes to impeach Kuan |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2019/01/16/2003708007 |accessdate=16 January 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=16 January 2019}} The [Judicial Yuan](/source/Judicial_Yuan)'s Public Functionary Disciplinary Sanction Commission then issued Kuan a reprimand in September 2019.{{cite news |title=NTU head given official reprimand for taking side jobs |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201909020013.aspx |accessdate=2 September 2019 |agency=Central News Agency |date=2 September 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Maxon |first1=Ann |title=Commission reprimands NTU's Kuan |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/09/03/2003721618 |accessdate=3 September 2019 |work=Taipei Times |agency=Taipei Times |date=3 September 2019}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuan, Chung-ming}} Category:Academic staff of the National Taiwan University Category:Living people Category:Government ministers of Taiwan Category:1956 births Category:University of California, Davis alumni Category:Members of Academia Sinica Category:Presidents of National Taiwan University --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kuan Chung-ming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuan_Chung-ming) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuan_Chung-ming?action=history)). 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