Xiong Xiling

Xiong Xiling
熊希齡
Premier of the Republic of China
In office 31 July 1913 – 12 February 1914
President	Yuan Shikai
Preceded by	Duan Qirui (acting)
Succeeded by	Sun Baoqi (acting)
Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
In office September 1913 – February 1914
Premier	Himself
Preceded by	Zhou Xuexi
Succeeded by	Zhou Ziqi
In office March 1912 – July 1912
Premier	Tang Shaoyi Lu Zhengxiang
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Zhao Bingjun (acting) Zhou Xuexi
Personal details
Born	23 July 1870 Fenghuang, Xiangxi, Hunan, Qing Empire
Died	25 December 1937(1937-12-25) (aged 67) British Hong Kong
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Progressive
Children	Nora

Xiong Xiling, or Hsiung Hsi-ling (Chinese: 熊希齡; pinyin: Xióng Xīlíng; Wade–Giles: Hsiung² Hsi¹-ling²); 23 July 1870 – 25 December 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 Hong Kong, dying there on 25 December 1937. He was honored with a state funeral.

His daughter Nora Hsiung Chu became an educator and expert on child welfare.