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Lien Chen-tung
Lien Chen-tung (Chinese: 連震東; 23 April 1904 – 1 December 1986) was a Taiwanese statesman and politician who was the tenth Republic of China Minister of the Interior. Lien was also the first official county magistrate of Taipei County, a representative of the National Assembly, a member of the Executive Yuan, and a national policy advisor to the Office of the President. His son Lien Chan was the seventh Vice President of the Republic of China and a former chairman of the Kuomintang.
Lien Chen-tung was born in the West Central District of Tainan City, Taiwan. He was the only son of Taiwanese historian Lien Heng.
He graduated from the Economics Department of Keio University in Japan in 1929 and joined the Showa New Newspaper after returning to Taiwan.
In July 1933, his father Lien Heng brought his family to stay in Shanghai.
In 1934, Lien Chen-tung and Chao Lan-k'un（趙蘭坤) got married in Beijing. She was born into a well-known family in Shenyang and was a graduate of Beijing Yanjing University.
On 28 June 1936, his father Lien Heng died of liver cancer in Shanghai at age 58, while Lien was 32 years old. On 27 August, his wife Chao gave birth to Lien Chan in Xi'an.
The National Government intended to appoint him to be the first mayor after the reorganization of Xi’an in Xijing. The assignment was on hold after the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out. During the war, Lien Chen-tung served as the head of the Chongqing National Government Institute of International Studies and a member of the Xijing Preparatory Committee.
After Second World War the National Government of the Republic of China took back the rule of Taiwan and the Penghu Islands from the Empire of Japan. In November 1945, Taiwanese Chief Executive Chen Yi appointed Lien as the first chairman of the Taipei State Reception Management Committee. His duty was to formally take over the military affairs of Taipei.
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Lien Chen-tung
Lien Chen-tung (Chinese: 連震東; 23 April 1904 – 1 December 1986) was a Taiwanese statesman and politician who was the tenth Republic of China Minister of the Interior. Lien was also the first official county magistrate of Taipei County, a representative of the National Assembly, a member of the Executive Yuan, and a national policy advisor to the Office of the President. His son Lien Chan was the seventh Vice President of the Republic of China and a former chairman of the Kuomintang.
Lien Chen-tung was born in the West Central District of Tainan City, Taiwan. He was the only son of Taiwanese historian Lien Heng.
He graduated from the Economics Department of Keio University in Japan in 1929 and joined the Showa New Newspaper after returning to Taiwan.
In July 1933, his father Lien Heng brought his family to stay in Shanghai.
In 1934, Lien Chen-tung and Chao Lan-k'un（趙蘭坤) got married in Beijing. She was born into a well-known family in Shenyang and was a graduate of Beijing Yanjing University.
On 28 June 1936, his father Lien Heng died of liver cancer in Shanghai at age 58, while Lien was 32 years old. On 27 August, his wife Chao gave birth to Lien Chan in Xi'an.
The National Government intended to appoint him to be the first mayor after the reorganization of Xi’an in Xijing. The assignment was on hold after the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out. During the war, Lien Chen-tung served as the head of the Chongqing National Government Institute of International Studies and a member of the Xijing Preparatory Committee.
After Second World War the National Government of the Republic of China took back the rule of Taiwan and the Penghu Islands from the Empire of Japan. In November 1945, Taiwanese Chief Executive Chen Yi appointed Lien as the first chairman of the Taipei State Reception Management Committee. His duty was to formally take over the military affairs of Taipei.