Chien Tai-lang

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.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chien.
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
Sinyuan, Pingtung County, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materNational Chung Hsing University
National Chengchi University

Education

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

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

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
1Chien Tai-lang KMT182,027 37.07%
2Pan Men-an DPP308,953 62.93%
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References
  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. "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.


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