Yan Huiqing
Chinese diplomat and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yan Huiqing (Chinese: 顏惠慶; Wade–Giles: Yen Hui-Ch'ing, also Weiching Williams Yen or simply W.W. Yen; 2 April 1877 – 24 May 1950) was a Chinese diplomat and politician who served under the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China. He held the title of jinshi in the imperial bureaucracy. Notably, he served briefly as Premier and later President of the Republic of China in the 1920s, and, shortly before his death, became a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
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Yan Huiqing | |
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Acting President of the Republic of China | |
In office 13 May 1926 – 22 June 1926 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Hu Weide (acting) |
Succeeded by | Du Xigui (acting) |
Premier of the Republic of China | |
In office 13 May 1926 – 22 June 1926 Acting | |
President | Himself |
Preceded by | Hu Weide |
Succeeded by | Du Xigui |
In office 14 September 1924 – 31 October 1924 | |
President | Cao Kun |
Preceded by | Wellington Koo |
Succeeded by | Huang Fu |
In office 11 June 1922 – 5 August 1922 | |
President | Li Yuanhong |
Preceded by | Zhou Ziqi |
Succeeded by | Tang Shaoyi |
In office 25 January 1922 – 8 April 1922 | |
President | Xu Shichang |
Preceded by | Liang Shiyi |
Succeeded by | Zhou Ziqi |
In office 18 December 1921 – 24 December 1921 Acting | |
President | Xu Shichang |
Preceded by | Jin Yunpeng |
Succeeded by | Liang Shiyi |
Personal details | |
Born | (1877-04-02)2 April 1877 Shanghai, Qing Dynasty |
Died | 24 May 1950(1950-05-24) (aged 73) Shanghai, China |
Political party | Anhui clique |
Education | University of Virginia (B.A.) Peiyang University (D.Litt.) |
In 2016, the University of Virginia paid tribute to Yen by creating the W.W. Yen China Fund. W.W. Yen was the first student from China to earn a degree from the University of Virginia.[1] The former Lewis House is now Yen House, in honor of Yen.[2]