Wang Chih-kang

Wang Chih-kang
王志剛
Wang in October 2009
Chairman of the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research
Assumed office
January 2019
Preceded byChiang Pin-kung
Chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council
In office
2 July 2008  September 2014
Preceded byHsu Chih-jen
Succeeded byFrancis Liang
Minister of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China
In office
10 June 1996  19 May 2000
Preceded byChiang Pin-kung
Succeeded byLin Hsin-i
Chairman of the Fair Trade Commission
In office
27 January 1992  9 June 1996
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byChao Yang-ching
Personal details
Born (1942-09-07) 7 September 1942
Anxin, Hebei, Japanese-occupied China
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
EducationNational Taiwan University (BS)
Texas A&M University (MBA, PhD)

Wang Chih-kang (Chinese: 王志剛; born 7 September 1942) is a Taiwanese politician.

Wang graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics in 1967 and earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Texas A&M University in 1975 and his Ph.D. in marketing from Texas A&M University in 1978.

Wang was the first chairman of the Fair Trade Commission between 1992 and 1996. He then served as Ministry of Economic Affairs until 2000. From July 2008 to September 2014, Wang led the Taiwan External Trade Development Council. In January 2019, Wang was appointed chairman of the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research. Wang has also served on the Central Standing Committee of the Kuomintang.