Liu I-chou
劉義周
Chairperson of Central Election Commission of the Republic of China
In office 29 January 2015 – 3 November 2017
Succeeded by	Chen In-chin
In office 1 August 2014 – 28 January 2015 (acting)
Preceded by	Chang Po-ya
Vice Chairperson of Central Election Commission of the Republic of China
In office 2009 – 31 July 2014
Chairperson	Chang Po-ya
Personal details
Born	1948 (1948) (age 76)
Nationality	Republic of China
Alma mater	National Chengchi University University of Michigan

Liu I-chou (Chinese: 劉義周; pinyin: Liú Yìzhōu) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the acting chairperson and subsequently the chairperson^[1] of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Republic of China since 1 August 2014 until 3 November 2017.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.