Ho Chih-chin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ho.

Ho Chih-chin
何志欽
Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
In office 4 July 2006 – 13 March 2008
Preceded by	Joseph Lyu
Succeeded by	Lee Ruey-tsang (acting) Lee Sush-der
Personal details
Born	(1952-06-16)16 June 1952
Died	8 November 2016(2016-11-08) (aged 64) Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Alma mater	University of Michigan (PhD)

Ho Chih-chin (Chinese: 何志欽; pinyin: Hé Zhìqīn; 16 June 1952 – 8 November 2016) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2008.

Education and early career

Ho obtained his doctoral degree in economics from University of Michigan in the United States. Upon graduation from the University of Michigan, Ho worked for the United States Department of the Treasury. In 2003, he returned to Taiwan to teach at National Taiwan University.

Ministry of Finance

After the resignation of incumbent Finance Minister Joseph Lyu was approved by Premier Su Tseng-chang on 29 June 2006, Ho was appointed to the ministerial post and assumed the position on 4 July. During his term in office, Ho reformed the consolidated income tax and estate and gift tax systems. After multiple resignation attempts, Ho himself left office in 2008, notifying Su's successor Chang Chun-hsiung of his intentions on 13 March.

Later career and death

Ho was appointed as the President of National Taipei University in August 2015. He died on 8 November 2016 at National Taiwan University Hospital, aged 64.