John Kuan

Taiwanese politician

關中

11th President of the Examination YuanIn office
1 December 2008 – 31 August 2014ViceWu Jin-linPreceded byYao Chia-wen
Wu Jin-lin (acting)Succeeded byWu Jin-lin11th Vice President of the Examination YuanIn office
1 September 1996 – 30 May 2000PresidentHsu Shui-tehPreceded byMao Gao-wenSucceeded byWu Rong-mingMinister of the Civil ServiceIn office
1 September 1994 – 31 August 1996Preceded byChen Kuei-huaSucceeded byChiu Chin-yi [zh]Member of the Legislative YuanIn office
1 February 1993 – 1 September 1994ConstituencyTaipei 1 Personal detailsBorn(1940-06-09)9 June 1940
Tientsin, ChinaNationalityRepublic of ChinaPolitical partyKuomintangSpouseChang Hui-chunChildrenWendy KuanAlma materNational Chengchi University
National Taiwan University
Tufts University
University of Indianapolis

John Kuan (Chinese: 關中; pinyin: Guān Zhōng; born 9 June 1940), also known as Kuan Chung, is a Taiwanese politician who was president of the Examination Yuan of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2014.^[1]

Personal life

Kuan is of Manchu descent, belonging to the Plain White Banner. His surname Kuan is the sinicized form of his clan (hala) name Gūwalgiya (Manchu: ᡤᡡᠸᠠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠ Chinese: 瓜爾佳氏).

Kuan's daughter, Wendy Kuan (關雲娣), died in May 2011 after she fell from the kitchen window of her 27th floor apartment in Shanghai. It was rumored that she committed suicide because her husband, Zero Lin (林哲樂), was having an affair. Kuan has avoided meeting Lin ever since his daughter's death, refusing to attend any family events where his son-in-law would be present.^[2]

References

^ "President of the Examination Yuan" (in Chinese). Examination Yuan. Archived from the original on March 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
^ Yang, Chiu-ying; Hsu, Stacy (5 August 2013). "FEATURE: John Kuan keeps daughter alive through grandchild". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 April 2016.