Kung Te-cheng

Kong Te-cheng
Ceremonial Official to Confucius
Kong Te-cheng, in 1951
President of the Examination Yuan
Term	17 August 1984 – 24 April 1993
Predecessor	Liu Chi-hung
Successor	Chiu Chuang-huan
Duke Yansheng
Tenure	6 June 1920 – 7 July 1935
Predecessor	Kong Lingyi
Successor	Himself as Sacrificial Official to Confucius
Sacrificial Official to Confucius
Tenure	8 July 1935 – 28 October 2008
Predecessor	Himself as Duke Yansheng
Successor	Kung Tsui-chang
Born	(1920-02-23)23 February 1920 Kong Family Mansion, Qufu, Shandong, Republic of China
Died	28 October 2008(2008-10-28) (aged 88) Xindian, Taipei County, Republic of China
Spouse	Sun Qi-fang ​ (m. 1936)​
Issue	Lucy Wei-O Kong Kong Wei-yi Kong Weilai Kong Weining
Names Kong Decheng 孔德成
Father	Kong Lingyi, Duke Yansheng
Mother	Wang Baocui, concubine

Kong Te-cheng (Chinese: 孔德成; pinyin: Kǒng Déchéng; Wade–Giles: K'ung Te-ch'eng) (23 February 1920 – 28 October 2008) was a 77th generation descendant of Confucius in the main line of descent. He was the final person to be appointed Duke Yansheng and the first Sacrificial Official to Confucius. He helped formulate and was in charge of officiating the modern Confucius ceremony held annually in the Republic of China (Taiwan). In addition to Ceremonial Official, he held numerous posts in the Republic of China government, including member of the National Assembly from 1946 to 1991, President of the Examination Yuan from 1984 to 1993, and senior advisor to the President of the Republic of China from 1948 to 2000. He held professorships at National Taiwan University, Fu Jen Catholic University, and Soochow University.^[1]