Chiang family

The Chiang family is a political family of the Republic of China (ROC), a polity based on the Chinese mainland from 1912 to 1949 and on Taiwan since 1949. Other than serving as the head of state of the ROC, Chiang family members have also held key leadership positions in the ROC government and Kuomintang.

Chiang Ching-kuo (left) with father Chiang Kai-shek in 1948.

Origin

The Chiang family ancestral home is in Heqiao (和橋鎮), a town in Yixing, Jiangsu, about 38 km (24 mi) southwest of central Wuxi and 10 km (6.2 mi) from the shores of Lake Tai. Eventually the clan settled in Chiang was born in Xikou, a town in Fenghua, Zhejiang, about 30 kilometers (19 mi) west of central Ningbo, where Chiang Kai-shek was born.

Family tree

Chiang Kai-shek (1887–1975): Chairman of the National Government of the Republic of China (1928–1931, 1943–1948), President of the Republic of China (1948–1949, 1950–1975)
Chiang Ching-kuo (1910–1988): Premier of the Republic of China (1972–1978), President of the Republic of China (1978–1988). Son of Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiang Hsiao-yen (1942–): Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (1996–1997), Member of the Legislative Yuan (2002–2012), Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang (2009–2014). Son of Chiang Ching-kuo.
Chiang Hsiao-wu (1945–1991): President of the state-run Broadcasting Corporation of China (1980–1986). Son of Chiang Ching-kuo.
Chiang Wan-an (1978–): Member of the Legislative Yuan since 2016. Son of Chiang Hsiao-yen.
Demos Chiang, (蔣友柏), born on 10 September 1976 in Taipei, Taiwan, is a Taiwanese Canadian businessman and designer