Xiong Xiling

Premier of the Republic of ChinaIn office
31 July 1913 – 12 February 1914PresidentYuan ShikaiPreceded byDuan Qirui (acting)Succeeded bySun Baoqi (acting)Minister of Finance of the Republic of ChinaIn office
September 1913 – February 1914PremierHimselfPreceded byZhou XuexiSucceeded byZhou ZiqiIn office
March 1912 – July 1912PremierTang Shaoyi
Lu ZhengxiangPreceded byOffice establishedSucceeded byZhao Bingjun (acting)
Zhou Xuexi Personal detailsBorn23 July 1870
Fenghuang, Xiangxi , Hunan , Qing EmpireDied25 December 1937(1937-12-25) (aged 67)
British Hong KongNationalityRepublic of ChinaPolitical partyProgressive Party

Xiong Xiling, or Hsiung Hsi-ling (Chinese: 熊希齡; pinyin: Xióng Xīlíng; Wade–Giles: Hsiung² Hsi¹-ling²); 1870–1937) was a Chinese philanthropist and politician, who served as premier of the Republic of China from July 1913 to February 1914.

Biography

Born in Fenghuang, Xiangxi prefecture of Hunan, China, Xiong was also a Chinese scholar.

In July 1913, Xiong was appointed by Yuan Shikai as the Premier and Finance Minister. However, after a few months, the relationship between Xiong and Yuan began to deteriorate, triggered by their conflicting views on governance. In February 1914, Xiong resigned from the government.

After he left politics, Xiong became involved in some educational and charitable institutions to help the needy of Beijing and Shanghai. In 1937, Xiong was in Shanghai, helping the refugees during the Battle of Shanghai. After Shanghai fell, he went to British Hong Kong, dying there on 25 December 1937. He was honored with a state funeral.

His daughter Nora Hsiung Chu (1902-1977) became an educator and expert on child welfare.

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