Chien Tai-lang

Chien Tai-lang
簡太郎
Secretary-General of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China
In office
24 January 2015 – 20 May 2016
Preceded byLee Shih-chuan
Succeeded byChen Mei-ling[1]
Minister without Portfolio
In office
7 February 2014 – December 2014
Preceded byHuang Kuang-nan
Deputy Secretary-General of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China
In office
18 February 2013 – 7 February 2014
Secretary-GeneralChen Wei-zen
Political Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Republic of China
In office
2009 – 18 February 2013
MinisterJiang Yi-huah
Lee Hong-yuan
Succeeded byHsiao Chia-chi[2]
Administrative Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Republic of China
In office
1999–2009
MinisterHuang Chu-wen
Chang Po-ya
Yu Cheng-hsien
Su Jia-chyuan
Lee I-yang
Liao Liou-yi
Jiang Yi-huah
Secretary-General of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of China
In office
1996–1999
ChairpersonLin Fong-cheng
Yeh Chin-fong
Huang Chu-wen
Personal details
Born (1947-02-15) 15 February 1947 (age 77)
Sinyuan, Pingtung County, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
EducationNational Chung Hsing University (BA)
National Chengchi University

Chien Tai-lang (Chinese: 簡太郎; pinyin: Jiǎn Tàiláng; born 15 February 1947) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan from 2015 to 2016.

Education

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Chien obtained his bachelor's degree in sociology from National Chung Hsing University in 1970 and a diploma in public administration from National Chengchi University in 1990.[3]

Political careers

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In 1996-1999, Chen was appointed as secretary-general of Central Election Commission. In 1999, he went into the Ministry of the Interior when he was appointed as the administrative deputy minister in 1999-2009 and political deputy minister in 2009-2013. In 2013, he was appointed as the deputy secretary-general of Executive Yuan and in 2014 he became the Minister without Portfolio.[3]

2014 Pingtung County Magistrate election

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In 2014, Chien was the Kuomintang candidate for Magistrate of Pingtung County, losing to Pan Men-an of the Democratic Progressive Party.[4]

2014 Pingtung County Magistrate Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1 Chien Tai-lang KMT 182,027 37.07%
2 Pan Men-an DPP 308,953 62.93%

References

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  1. ^ "More Cabinet lineup announced - Focus Taiwan".
  2. ^ "Kuomintang News Network". Kmt.org.tw. 2013-02-07. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  3. ^ a b "CHIEN Tai-lang, Secretary-General". Executive Yuan. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  4. ^ "2014 ELECTIONS: Interview: KMT's Chien says Pingtung County needs his skills". taipeitimes.com. November 2014.