Shih Chi-yang


Shih Chi-yang was a Taiwanese lawyer, legal scholar, and politician. He was Vice Premier of the Republic of China from 1988 to 1993 and convener of the Executive Yuan's Mainland Affairs Committee, which was established in 1988, and became the first Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan when it was established in 1991. He was President of the Judicial Yuan from 1994 to 1999.

Personal life

Shih graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree and master's degree in law. He earned his doctorate in law in Germany from Heidelberg University in 1969. He was married to, who led the China Youth Corps from 1987 to 2005.
Shih died at home in Sanxia District, New Taipei, of multiple organ failure on 5 May 2019.

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