Su Jain-rong

Su Jain-rong
蘇建榮
Minister of Finance
In office
16 July 2018 – 25 December 2022
DeputyChuang Tsui-yun (political), Wu Tzu-hsin (administrative)
Preceded bySheu Yu-jer
Succeeded byJuan Ching-hwa (acting)
Chuang Tsui-yun
Political Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
20 May 2016 – 16 July 2018
MinisterSheu Yu-jer
Personal details
Born12 November 1961 (1961-11-12) (age 63)
Tianliao, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
EducationSoochow University (BA)
National Chung Hsing University (MA)
Pennsylvania State University (PhD)

Su Jain-rong (Chinese: 蘇建榮; pinyin: Sū Jiànróng; born 12 November 1961) is a Taiwanese politician who served as the finance minister from 2018 to 2022.

Education

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Su graduated from Soochow University with a bachelor's degree in economics and earned a master's degree in economics from National Chung Hsing University. He then completed doctoral studies in the United States, earning his Ph.D. in economics from Pennsylvania State University in 1994. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Essays on tax revenue and lifetime tax incidence".[1]

Political careers

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Su was appointed the Political Deputy Minister of Finance on 20 May 2016. On 12 July 2018, it was announced that Su would replace Sheu Yu-jer as the Minister of Finance starting on 16 July 2018.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Essays on tax revenue and lifetime tax incidence" (PhD Thesis). Proquest. 1994. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  2. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (12 July 2018). "Premier explains Cabinet reshuffle". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 13 July 2018.