Yen Chia-kan

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C. K. Yen Yen Chia-kan
嚴家淦
Official portrait, 1976
2nd President of Taiwan
In office 5 April 1975 – 20 May 1978
Premier	Chiang Ching-kuo[a]
Vice President	Vacant[b]
Preceded by	Chiang Kai-shek
Succeeded by	Chiang Ching-kuo
3rd Vice President of Taiwan
In office 20 May 1966 – 5 April 1975
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	Chen Cheng
Succeeded by	Hsieh Tung-min[b]
5th Premier of Taiwan
In office 16 December 1963 – 29 May 1972
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Vice Premier	Yu Ching-tang Huang Shao-ku Chiang Ching-kuo
Preceded by	Chen Cheng
Succeeded by	Chiang Ching-kuo
Minister without Portfolio
In office 26 January 1950 – 24 December 1963
Premier	Chen Cheng Yu Hung-chun Chen Cheng
6th and 8th Minister of Finance
In office 19 March 1958 – 14 December 1963
Premier	Yu Hung-chun Chen Cheng
Preceded by	P. Y. Shu
Succeeded by	Chen Ching-yu
In office 12 March 1950 – 26 May 1954
Premier	Chen Cheng
Preceded by	Kuan Chi-yu
Succeeded by	P. Y. Shu
5th Chairman of the Taiwan Provincial Government
In office 7 June 1954 – 16 August 1957
Appointed by	Executive Yuan
Premier	Yu Hung-chun
Preceded by	Yu Hung-chun
Succeeded by	Chow Chih-jou
1st Minister of Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen
In office 1 November 1954 – 24 April 1956
Premier	Yu Hung-chun
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Chiang Ching-kuo
5th Minister of Economic Affairs
In office 10 February 1950 – 16 March 1950
Premier	Chen Cheng
Preceded by	Hangchen Liu
Succeeded by	Cheng Tao-ru
Personal details
Born	23 October 1905 Suzhou, Jiangsu, Qing Dynasty
Died	24 December 1993(1993-12-24) (aged 88) Taipei, Taiwan
Resting place	Wuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Spouse	Liu Chi-chun
Alma mater	St. John's University, Shanghai

Yen Chia-kan (Chinese: 嚴家淦; pinyin: Yán Jiāgàn; Wade–Giles: Yen² Chia¹-kän⁴; 23 October 1905 – 24 December 1993), also known as C. K. Yen, was a Chinese-Taiwanese chemist and Kuomintang politician. He succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as the 2nd president of Taiwan (officially Republic of China) on 5 April 1975,^[1] being sworn in on 6 April 1975,^[2][3] and served out the remainder of Chiang's term until 20 May 1978.

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