Chen Tain-jy

Chen Tain-jy
陳添枝
Minister of National Development Council
Assumed office
20 May 2016
Deputy Kung Ming-hsin, Tseng Shu-cheng, Kao Shien-quey
Preceded by Lin Chu-chia
Minister without Portfolio
Assumed office
20 May 2016
Premier Lin Chuan
Minister of Council for Economic Planning and Development
In office
20 May 2008  10 September 2009
Preceded by Ho Mei-yueh
Succeeded by Tsai Hsun-hsiung
Personal details
Born (1953-06-24) 24 June 1953
Nationality  Republic of China
Alma mater National Taiwan University
Pennsylvania State University

Chen Tain-jy (Chinese: 陳添枝; pinyin: Chén Tiānzhī) is a Taiwanese politician.

Academic career

Chen obtained his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University in 1975 and doctoral degree in economics from Pennsylvania State University in the United States in 1983.[1][2] He then returned to Taiwan to teach at NTU.

Political career

He led the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 2008 to 2009, during the Ma Ying-jeou administration, and returned to government work in 2016 to serve as minister of the National Development Council.[3][4][5]

References

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