Chiau Wen-yan (Chinese: 邱文彥; pinyin: Qiū Wényàn: born 17 July 1953) is a Taiwanese urban planner, architect, and politician.

He was the member of Legislative Yuan, a professor and the former director of the Institute of Marine Affairs and Resource Management at National Taiwan Ocean University.

Chiau's specialties are environmental planning and management, especially with regard to the areas of city and regional planning, climate change, coastal zone management, wetland conservation, ecotourism, underwater heritage, ocean policies and environmental law.

[2] Chiau advocates environmental sustainability and landscape and cultural heritage preservation and has also urged developing electronic maritime charts to maintain navigation safety.

Academia Chiau previously served as a professor and the director of the Institute of Marine Affairs and Resource Management, National Taiwan Ocean University.

Government Chiau's participation in the Taiwanese government has consisted of the following posts: 8th term of legislator-at-large, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection Administration, Member, Commission on Marine Education, Ministry of Education Council Member, National Council for Marine Affairs Advancement, Executive Yuan Cabinet) Member, Commission on Research and Planning, Taiwan Coast Guard Administration, Executive Yuan (Cabinet) Advisor, Advisory Commission on National Land Conservation and Development of the Presidential Hall Council Member, National Council for Sustainable Development, Executive Yuan (Cabinet) Advisor, Committee for Sustainable Development, Legislative Yuan (Congress) Member, Committee on Environmental Impact Assessment, Penghu County Government Advisor, Kaohsiung County Government Advisor, Kaohsiung City Government Advisor, Pingtung County Government Member, Advisory Commission on Wildlife Conservation, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan (Cabinet) Delegate of Chinese Taipei, APEC Marine Resource Conservation Working Group Senior Specialist, Construction and Planning Administration, Ministry of the Interior.