Mao Chi-kuo

Mao Chi-kuo (traditional Chinese: 毛治國; simplified Chinese: 毛治国; pinyin: Máo Zhìguó; born 4 October 1948 in Fenghua, Zhejiang) is a Taiwanese politician, who served as the Premier, the President of Executive Yuan,[1][2] from 2014 to 2016.

Mao obtained his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the National Cheng Kung University in Tainan in 1971.

He earned his Master of Engineering in Community and Regional Development from the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand in 1975, then his Ph.D. in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States in 1982.

Mao's first service at the Ministry of Transportation and Communications was as the Administrative Deputy Minister under President Lee Teng-hui from 1993 until 2000.

He served as the Minister of Transportation and Communications in the Republic of China under the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou from 2008 until 2013.

Mao during the 2007 e21Forum at the Taipei International Convention Center