Timothy Yang

Timothy Yang
Timothy Yang
楊進添
	Official portrait, 2012
28th Secretary-General to the President
	In office; 27 September 2012 – 12 February 2015
President	Ma Ying-jeou
Deputy	Lo Chih-chiang; Hsiung Kuang-hua
Preceded by	Tseng Yung-chuan
Succeeded by	Tseng Yung-chuan
20th Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 10 September 2009 – 27 September 2012
Premier	Wu Den-yih; Sean Chen
Deputy	Shen Lyu-shun; Tung Kuo-yu
Preceded by	Francisco Ou
Succeeded by	David Lin
Ambassador of Taiwan
to Indonesia	August 2007 – 10 September 2009
Preceded by; Succeeded by	David Lin; Andrew Hsia
to Australia	5 September 2000 – 17 December 2005
Preceded by; Succeeded by	Liu Po-lun; Katharine Chang
to Ireland	August 1988 – September 1991
Preceded by; Succeeded by	Position established; Yang Lao-shen
Personal details
Born	1 July 1942; Ershui, Changhua, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Died	25 May 2026 (aged 83); Taipei, Taiwan
Party	Kuomintang
Education	National Chengchi University (BA)
Profession	Diplomat

Timothy Yang or Yang Chin-tien (Chinese: 楊進添; pinyin: Yáng Jìntiān; 1 July 1942 – 24 May 2026) was a Taiwanese diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China, under President Ma Ying-Jeou.

Early life and education

Yang was born in Ershui, Changhua County, and earned his bachelor's degree in diplomacy from National Chengchi University.

Foreign Minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

When veteran diplomat Francisco Ou resigned from the Cabinet of Premier Liu Chao-Shiuan in September 2009, President Ma Ying-Jeou named Yang to the post, to serve in the newly formed Cabinet of incoming Premier Wu Den-yih. Prior to becoming Foreign Minister, Yang served as representative to Ireland, Australia, and Indonesia.^{[citation needed]} As Minister of Foreign Affairs he also held the position of vice-chairman within the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.^{[citation needed]}

ROC Presidential Office Secretary-General

ROC Presidential Office Building Truck Attack

Commenting on the truck attack to the ROC Presidential Office Building in January 2014, Yang said that a team would be established and charged with improving security around the building.