H. H. Kung | |
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孔祥熙 | |
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Premier of the Republic of China | |
In office 1 January 1938 – 11 December 1939 | |
President | Lin Sen |
Vice Premier | Zhang Qun |
Preceded by | Chiang Kai-shek |
Succeeded by | Chiang Kai-shek |
Vice Premier of the Republic of China | |
In office 11 December 1939 – 4 June 1945 | |
Premier | Chiang Kai-shek T. V. Soong |
Preceded by | Zhang Qun |
Succeeded by | Weng Wenhao |
In office 4 November 1933 – 1 January 1938 | |
Premier | Lin Sen |
Preceded by | T. V. Soong |
Succeeded by | Zhang Qun |
Personal details | |
Born | Kung Hsiang-hsi 11 September 1880 Taigu, Shanxi, Qing Empire |
Died | 16 August 1967 Locust Valley, New York, United States | (aged 86)
Nationality | Chinese |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Spouses | |
Children | 4, including Kung Ling-i and David Kung Ling-kan |
Alma mater | Oberlin College (B.A., LL.D.) Yale University (M.A.) |
Kung Hsiang-hsi (Chinese: 孔祥熙; pinyin: Kǒng Xiángxī; Wade–Giles: K'ung3 Hsiang2-hsi1; 11 September 1880 – 16 August 1967), often known as Dr. H. H. Kung, also known as Dr. Chauncey Kung, was a Chinese banker and politician. He married Soong Ai-ling, the eldest of the three Soong sisters; the other two married President Sun Yat-sen and President Chiang Kai-shek. Together with his brother-in-law, Soong Tse-ven, he was highly influential in determining the economic policies of the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government of the Republic of China in the 1930s and 1940s.