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In this Chinese name, the family name is Tsai.
Tsai Ping-kun
蔡炳坤
Deputy Mayor of Taipei
Assumed office
26 March 2019
MayorKo Wen-je
Political Deputy Minister of Culture
In office
9 November 2015 – 20 May 2016
MinisterHung Meng-chi
Preceded byVicki Chiu [zh]
Deputy Mayor of Taichung
In office
25 December 2010 – 19 December 2014
Serving with Hsiao Chia-chi
MayorJason Hu
Personal details
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Caotun, Nantou County, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyIndependent
EducationDoctoral degree
Alma materNational Chengchi University
Occupationpolitician
Professioneducator

Tsai Ping-kun (Chinese: 蔡炳坤; pinyin: Cài Bǐngkūn; born 1959) is a Taiwanese politician.

Early life and education

Tsai was born in Caotun, Nantou County, in 1959.[1] He obtained his master's and doctoral degree in education from National Chengchi University.[2][3]

Career

Tsai is an independent politician.[4] He worked for the Ministry of Education as a division chief and was deputy commissioner of the Taichung County Cultural Affairs Department.[5] Tsai served as president of the National Taichung First Senior High School through 2007,[6] becoming principal at Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School in 2008.[5] In 2010, Tsai was appointed deputy mayor of Taichung, alongside Hsiao Chia-chi, and under Jason Hu.[5][7] Between 2015 and 2016, Tsai was deputy minister of culture.[2][8] Tsai served as a mediator between the Executive Yuan and student protestors who organized the Anti-Black Box Curriculum Movement in 2015.[9] In March 2019, Tsai was appointed deputy mayor of Taipei by Ko Wen-je.[4]

References

  1. ^ "蔡炳坤 接任文化部政次". China Times (in Chinese). 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Tsai Ping-kun named new deputy minister of culture". Ministry of Culture. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Ping-kun TSAI , Deputy Mayor". Taipei City Government. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b Lee, I-chia (27 March 2019). "Tsai Ping-kun becomes Taipei's third deputy mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Mo, Yan-chih (25 December 2010). "Hu picks Taipei school principal to be deputy mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  6. ^ Tsai, Ping-kun (30 November 2007). "Elite school education has a real role to play". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  7. ^ "New Cities, New Paths: Greater Taichung's Hu calls for 'new concepts'". Taipei Times. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  8. ^ Lee, I-chia (14 March 2019). "Deputy mayor with education expertise 'suitable,' Ko says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  9. ^ Chung, Jake; Lin, Rachel (3 August 2015). "Discussion under way for students, ministry to meet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

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