John Deng
John Deng (traditional Chinese: 鄧振中; simplified Chinese: 邓振中; pinyin: Dèng Zhènzhōng; born 29 July 1952) is a politician in the Republic of China (Taiwan), currently minister without portfolio in charge of the Office of Trade Negotiations. He was the Minister of Economic Affairs since 8 December 2014 until 20 May 2016.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Deng obtained his bachelor's degree in law from Soochow University, and his master's degree in law from George Washington University in the United States.[citation needed]
Economic affairs ministry
[edit]Ministry appointment
[edit]Upon his appointment to the position of Minister of Ministry of Economic Affairs on 5 December 2014, Deng laid out goals he would work towards during his appointed ministerial term. He said that he would strive to boost the competitiveness of Taiwan's industries, explore the Chinese mainland and international markets and improve the lives of the Taiwanese people. He added that clear objectives were needed to boost Taiwan's competitiveness, which included better promoting Taiwan's product in Mainland China and elsewhere, thus he would push the ministry for free trade deals with other countries.[4]
Electricity conservation
[edit]In July 2015, Deng called on public and business sectors to conserve electricity when reserved capacity reached to a level of only 670 MW.[5]
Second term as minister without portfolio
[edit]Tsai Ing-wen named Deng minister without portfolio in charge of the Office of Trade Negotiations in August 2016.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "New Cabinet member appointed to handle TPP, RCEP issues | Politics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS". Focustaiwan.tw. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "New ministers without portfolio named(Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Press Releases)". Ey.gov.tw. 2014-02-26. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Executive Yuan Officials". Ey.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "Newly appointed economics minister lays out goals - Focus Taiwan".
- ^ "Nation sees relief in tight electricity supply - the China Post". Archived from the original on 2015-08-02. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ^ Huang, Chiao-wen; Low, Y. F. (9 August 2016). "Former economics minister to oversee trade negotiations: Cabinet". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016. Alt URL
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