Chen Chien-jen

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Chen Chien-jen

陳建仁
Official portrait, 2023
31st Premier of the Republic of China
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 the Republic of China
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 72)
Cishan, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan (now Kaohsiung)
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party (since 2022)
Spouse(s)Lo Feng-ping (羅鳳蘋)[1]
Alma materNational Taiwan University
Johns Hopkins University
ProfessionEpidemiologist
AwardsOrder of Dr. Sun Yat-sen
Chen Chien-jen
Traditional Chinese陳建仁

Chen Chien-jen[2] OS KSG KHS (Chinese: 陳建仁; Wade–Giles: Chen2 Chien4-jen2, born 6 June 1951) is a Taiwanese epidemiologist and politician. He has been the premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2023 until 2024. He was the Vice President of Taiwan from 2016 to 2020.

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  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.