Qiu Changwei

Qiu Changwei (; 16 October 1898 – 24 July 1956) was a Chinese-born politician. He began his political career in the Guangxi Provincial Government, then served on the and Legislative Yuan. His tenure as Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China between 1949 and 1950 saw the government relocate from mainland China to Taiwan. In Taiwan, Qiu was a member of the Civil Service Higher Examination Committee and .

Early life, education, and academic career Qiu was born on 18 October 1898, and could trace his ancestry to Zhijiang County in Hunan.

Political career in China On 18 January 1932, Qiu was appointed Chief Secretary of Intelligence for the Nationalist government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He resigned from the foreign ministry on 28 March of the same year. On 2 October 1936, Qiu returned to the Guangxi Provincial Government as head of the provincial education ministry. He was reassigned to lead the provincial civil affairs ministry on 24 June 1939. From 11 August 1939, Qiu was a member of the Guangxi Examination Committee. The following year, Qiu was a member of the Guangxi delegation to the National Assembly convened to consider Control Yuan appointments. Qiu was dismissed from his position as leader of the provincial civil affairs ministry on 1 February 1943, and formally resigned as a member of the Guangxi Provincial Government on 4 October 1943. He was elected to the fourth term of the , which started on 23 April 1945, representing Hunan. Later that month, he became the deputy secretary-general of that body. Qiu was elevated to lead the second inspectorate convened by the district management committee on 30 January 1947, and resigned from the committee entirely on 21 February 1947. He was elected to the First Legislative Yuan in the 1948 Chinese legislative election, representing Hunan's third district, a multi-member constituency. During his tenure on the Legislative Yuan, Qiu was a member of the Foreign Affairs, National Defense, and Finance and Financial Affairs Committees. Qiu submitted his resignation as presidential secretary-general on 20 March 1950.

Later political career in Taiwan Qiu returned to public service on 19 August 1954, as an appointed member of the Civil Service Higher Examination Committee. His second term on the committee began on 25 August 1955. On 9 October 1954, Qiu was appointed secretary-general of the .

Qiu died in Taiwan on 24 July 1956.