Lai In-jaw | |
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賴英照 | |
President of Judicial Yuan | |
In office 1 October 2007 – 18 July 2010 |
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President |
Chen Shui-bian Ma Ying-jeou |
Preceded by | Weng Yueh-sheng |
Succeeded by | Rai Hau-min |
Vice Premier of the Republic of China | |
In office 6 October 2000 – 1 February 2002 |
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President | Chen Shui-bian |
Preceded by | Chang Chun-hsiung |
Succeeded by | Lin Hsin-i |
Personal details | |
Born |
Jiaoxi Township, Yilan County, Taiwan |
August 24, 1946
Nationality | Republic of China |
Alma mater |
Harvard University (LL.D., LL.M.) National Taiwan University (LL.M.) National Chung Hsing University Taiwan Provincial Ilan School of Agriculture and Forestry |
Lai In-Jaw | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | |||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 赖英照 | ||||||||
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Transcriptions | |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Laì Yīnzhaò |
Wade–Giles | Laì Yìn-chaò |
Lai In-jaw (Chinese: 賴英照; pinyin: Laì Yīnzhaò) is a politician in the Republic of China. He was the former President of the Judicial Yuan as well as Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of China. He was the senior advisor to President Chen Shui-Bian for a short time before taking his position in Judicial Yuan.
Lai was born in Jiaoxi Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. He went to read law in the night school division of National Chung Hsing University (now National Taipei University) after graduating from Taiwan Provincial Ilan School of Agriculture and Forestry (now National Ilan University). After finishing his study in 1973, Lai proceeded to the National Taiwan University and completed a master's degree in law in 1976.
Lai then went to the United States to enroll in Harvard University. He studied under Louis Loss. He earned another master's degree and a doctoral degree in 1977 and 1981 respectively.
Lai taught at the College of Law and Business, National Chung Hsing University (now National Taipei University) from 1981 to 1984. After that, he took up various government posts in the Ministry of Finance. In October 2000 during the first term of President Chen Shui-bian, he became the Vice Premier under Premier Chang Chun-hsiung. He was succeeded by Lin Hsin-i in February 2002.