Sheu Yuan-dong
Sheu Yuan-dong | |
|---|---|
許遠東 | |
| Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China | |
| In office 20 March 1995 – 16 February 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Liang Kuo-shu |
| Succeeded by | Perng Fai-nan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1927 Shinchiku, Shinchiku Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan |
| Died | 16 February 1998 (aged 70) Chiang Kai-Shek Int'l Airport, Taoyuan County (now Taoyuan City), Taiwan |
| Nationality | Empire of Japan 1927–1945) Republic of China (1945–1998) |
| Spouse | Huang Mian-mei |
| Children | Sheu Chiu-chen |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BA) |
Sheu Yuan-dong (traditional Chinese: 許遠東; 22 May 1927 – 16 February 1998) was a Taiwanese politician who was the 15th governor of Taiwan's central bank from 1995 until his death in 1998. Born in then-Japanese-occupied Taiwan, Sheu attended Taipei City Success High School and graduated from the Department of Political Science at the National Taiwan University. He held senior positions in Taiwan's financial sector. On 16 February 1998, he was killed in the crash of China Airlines Flight 676 along with his wife, Huang Mian-mei, and three other officials of the central bank.