title: Liu I-chou
text: # Liu I-chou
  
  Liu I-chou (Chinese: 劉義周; pinyin: Liú Yìzhōu) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the acting chairperson and subsequently the chairperson of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Republic of China since 1 August 2014 until 3 November 2017.
  
  ## Education
  
  Liu obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in law from National Chengchi University in 1973 and 1977, respectively. He then obtained his doctoral degree in political science from University of Michigan in the United States in 1990.
  
  ## Central Election Commission
  
  Liu served as the vice chairperson of the CEC from 2009 until 2014, when he became the acting chairperson of the commission after the former chairperson, Chang Po-ya, resigned from the position to take the position of the president of Control Yuan. He was then officially appointed as the chairperson on 29 January 2015.
  
  