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Chen Tain-jy

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Chen Tain-jy
陳添枝
Minister of National Development Council of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2016 – 7 September 2017
DeputyKung Ming-hsin, Tseng Shu-cheng, Kao Shien-quey
Preceded byLin Chu-chia
Succeeded byChen Mei-ling
Minister without Portfolio
In office
20 May 2016 – 2017
PremierLin Chuan
Succeeded byHsu Kuo-yung
Minister of Council for Economic Planning and Development of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009
Preceded byHo Mei-yueh
Succeeded byTsai Hsun-hsiung
Personal details
Born (1953-06-24) 24 June 1953 (age 71)
NationalityRepublic of China
EducationNational Taiwan University (BS)
Pennsylvania State University (PhD)

Chen Tain-jy (Chinese: 陳添枝; pinyin: Chén Tiānzhī) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of National Development Council in 2016–2017.

Academic career

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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

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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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  1. ^ "Tain Jy Chen - College of Social Sciences, NTU". Archived from the original on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. ^ "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)".
  3. ^ "More Cabinet lineup announced".
  4. ^ "Additional future Cabinet members announced by DPP".
  5. ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com.