Chen Li-an

Chen Li-an
Chen Li-an
陳履安
	Chen in 2016
5th President of the Control Yuan
	In office; 1 February 1993 – 23 September 1995
Appointed by	Lee Teng-hui
Vice President	Cheng Shuei-chih
Preceded by	Huang Tzuen-chiou
Succeeded by	Cheng Shuei-chih (acting); Wang Tso-jung
18th Minister of National Defense
	In office; 1 June 1991 – 26 February 1993
Prime Minister	Hau Pei-tsun
Commander-in-Chief	Lee Teng-hui
Preceded by	Hau Pei-tsun
Succeeded by	Sun Chen
Minister without Portfolio
	In office; 20 July 1988 – 1 February 1993
Prime Minister	Yu Kuo-hwa; Lee Huan; Hau Pei-tsun
18th Minister of Economic Affairs
	In office; 22 July 1988 – 1 June 1990
Prime Minister	Yu Kuo-hwa; Lee Huan
Preceded by	Lee Ta-hai
Succeeded by	Vincent Siew
4th Minister of Science and Technology Council
	In office; 30 May 1984 – 20 July 1988
Prime Minister	Chiu Chuang-huan; Yu Kuo-hwa
Preceded by	Chang Ming-che
Succeeded by	Hsia Han-ming
Political Deputy Minister of Education
	In office; 8 June 1978 – 17 July 1979
Minister	Huisen Zhu
Permanent Deputy Minister of Education
	In office; 6 December 1977 – 8 June 1978
Minister	Lee Yuan-tsu; Huisen Zhu
Personal details
Born	22 June 1937 (age 86); Qingtian, Zhejiang
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Kuomintang
Spouse	Tsao Chin
Children	Chen Yu-hui
Parents	Chen Cheng (father); Tan Xiang (mother);
Education	Doctor of Philosophy
Alma mater	New York University

Chen Li-an (Chinese: 陳履安; pinyin: Chén Lǚ'ān; born 22 June 1937 in Qingtian, Zhejiang, Republic of China), sometimes spelled Chen Lu-an, is a Taiwanese electrical engineer, mathematician and former politician. He was the president of the Control Yuan from 1993 to 1995.

While he still considered the Kuomintang a "rotten party", Chen endorsed the KMT candidate Lien Chan in the 2000 ROC presidential election, believing that Lien was unlike the rest of the Kuomintang.^[1]

In January 2001, Chen re-joined the Kuomintang, because he thought both the party and Taiwan needed him.^[2]

1996 Republic of China Presidential Election Result
President Candidate	Vice President Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Lee Teng-hui	Lien Chan	Kuomintang	5,813,699	54.0
Peng Ming-min	Frank Hsieh	Democratic Progressive Party	2,274,586	21.1
Lin Yang-kang	Hau Pei-tsun	Independent	1,603,790	14.9
Chen Li-an	Wang Ching-feng	Independent	1,074,044	9.9
Invalid/blank votes			117,160
Total			10,883,279	100

^ "Lien garners Chen Li-an's endorsement". Archived from the original on 14 January 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2003.
^ Lin, Chieh-yu (4 January 2001). "KMT exodus could cost party its majority". Taipei Times. p. 3. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

[1] "Lien garners Chen Li-an's endorsement". Archived from the original on 14 January 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2003.

[2] Lin, Chieh-yu (4 January 2001). "KMT exodus could cost party its majority". Taipei Times. p. 3. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

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