Ku Cheng-kang

Ku Cheng-kang
Ku Cheng-kang
谷正綱
	Ku, 1969
2nd Secretary-general of National Assembly
	In office; 10 December 1959 – June 8, 1966
Preceded by	Hung Lan-yu
Succeeded by	Kuo Cheng
1st Chairman of World League for Freedom and Democracy
	In office; 1954–1988
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Clement Chang
1st Chairman of Chinese Association for Relief and Ensuing Services
	In office; 4 April 1950 – 1989
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Liang Yung-chang
5th Minister of the Interior
	In office; 6 February 1950 – 16 March 1950
Premier	Yan Xishan; Chen Cheng
Preceded by	Li Hanhun
Succeeded by	Yu Ching-tang
1st Minister of Social Affairs
	In office; 20 October 1940 – 21 March 1949
Premier	Chiang Kai Shek; T. V. Soong; Chiang Kai Shek; Zhang Qun; Weng Wenhao; Sun Fo; He Yingqin
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	30 April 1902; Anshun, Guizhou Province, Qing Empire
Died	11 December 1993 (aged 91); Taipei, Taiwan
Political party	Kuomintang
Spouse	Wang Mai-hsiu (m. 1934)
Children	7, including Ku Hsiu-heng
Relatives	Ku Cheng-lun (Brother); Ku Cheng-ting (Brother); Pi Yi-shu (Sister-in-law); Tsai Pei-Chun (Granddaughter-in-law)
Education	University of Berlin (BPhil)

Ku Cheng-kang or Gu Zhenggang (Chinese: 谷正綱; pinyin: Gǔ Zhènggāng; 30 April 1902 – 11 December 1993) was a Chinese politician, scholar and ranking member of the Kuomintang in service to the Republic of China. He was the co-founder of both Chinese Association for Relief and Ensuing Services and World League for Freedom and Democracy and widely regarded as the "Father of Disaster Relief in the Republic of China" and the "Iron Man of Anti-Communism".