Chen Chien-jen

His Excellency

Chen Chien-jen

OS KSG KHS
陳建仁
Official portrait, 2024
31st Premier of Taiwan
In office
31 January 2023 – 20 May 2024
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
Vice PremierCheng Wen-tsan
Preceded bySu Tseng-chang
Succeeded byCho Jung-tai
11th Vice President of Taiwan
In office
20 May 2016 – 20 May 2020
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
Preceded byWu Den-yih
Succeeded byLai Ching-te
Vice Chairman of National Security Council
In office
20 May 2016 – 20 May 2020
ChairwomanTsai Ing-wen
Preceded byWu Den-yih
Succeeded byLai Ching-te
Vice President of Academia Sinica
In office
18 October 2011 – 16 November 2015
AS PresidentChi-Huey Wong
Preceded byAndrew H. J. Wang
Succeeded byAndrew H. J. Wang
Minister of the National Science Council
In office
25 January 2006 – 19 May 2008
PremierSu Tseng-chang
Chang Chun-hsiung
DeputyWu Tsung-tsong
Yang Hung-duen
Preceded byMaw-Kuen Wu
Succeeded byLee Lou-chuang
Minister of Health
In office
18 May 2003 – 1 February 2005
PremierYu Shyi-kun
Preceded byTwu Shiing-jer
Succeeded byWang Hsiu-hong (acting)
Hou Sheng-mao
Personal details
Born (1951-06-06) 6 June 1951 (age 75)
Cishan, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan (now Kaohsiung)
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party (since 2022)
Spouse(s)Lo Feng-ping (羅鳳蘋)
Alma materNational Taiwan University
Johns Hopkins University
ProfessionEpidemiologist
AwardsOrder of Dr. Sun Yat-sen
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Chen Chien-jen OS KSG KHS (Chinese: 陳建仁; Wade–Giles: Chen2 Chien4-jen2, born 6 June 1951) is a Taiwanese epidemiologist and politician. He was the premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2023 until 2024. He was the Vice President of Taiwan from 2016 to 2020.

References

  1. ↑ Ku Chuan, Matt Yu, Elizabeth Hsu (1 January 2019). "President sings anthem at New Year's Day flag-hoisting ceremony". Focus Taiwan (in English and Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019. The president arrived at the ceremony venue at 6:20 a.m. accompanied by Chen, Chen's wife Lo Fong-ping (羅鳳蘋), Presidential Office Secretary-General Chen Chu (陳菊) and Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Vice President Chen". Office of President Republic of China (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020. Mr. Chen Chien-jen was born in Cishan Township, Kaohsiung County (now merged into Kaohsiung City) in 1951.