Chen Ming-tong
Chen Ming-tong | |
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陳明通 | |
Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China | |
Assumed office 19 March 2018 | |
Deputy | Chiu Chui-cheng, Lee Li-chen |
Preceded by | Katharine Chang Lin Cheng-yi (acting) |
In office 10 April 2007 – 20 May 2008 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Wu |
Succeeded by | Lai Shin-yuan |
Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council | |
In office 20 May 2000 – 19 May 2004 | |
Minister | Tsai Ing-wen |
Personal details | |
Born | Taichung County, Taiwan | 25 November 1955
Nationality | Republic of China |
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
Alma mater | National Taiwan University |
Chen Ming-tong (Chinese: 陳明通; pinyin: Chén Míngtōng; born 25 November 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan from 2007 to 2008, and was reappointed to the position in 2018.
Academic career
Chen obtained his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in political science from National Taiwan University (NTU) in 1979, 1981 and 1991, respectively. Chen worked as a researcher in the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission of the Taipei City Government in 1983-1984. After finishing his doctoral degree, he worked as associate professor followed by professor at the Graduate Institute of National Development of NTU from 1992 to 2000.
He was a thesis adviser to several politicians affiliated with the Democratic Progressive Party, including Chiu Chih-wei, Kao Chia-yu, Lin Chih-chien, Pan Men-an, and Shen Fa-hui.[1]
Political career
He led the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) between 2007 and 2008, then returned to NTU. In 2018, he succeeded Katharine Chang as MAC minister.[2][3]
References
- ^ Lin, Sean (26 July 2020). "KMT labels DPP officials plagiarists". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Huang, Jewel (17 April 2007). "Newsmaker: Chen Ming-tong is part of the strategy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Hsu, Stacy (24 February 2018). "Reshuffle targets security, diplomacy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
External links
- Media related to Chen Ming-tong at Wikimedia Commons
- Quotations related to Chen Ming-tong at Wikiquote