Winston Dang

Winston Tion-sin Dang (Chinese: 陳重信; pinyin: Chén Zhòngxìn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Tiông-sìn; born 1943) is a Taiwanese politician and member of the Democratic Progressive Party. He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2004, and served through 2007, when he was appointed leader of the Environmental Protection Administration. He stepped down from the agency in 2008.

Winston Dang
陳重信
Minister of Environmental Protection Administration of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2007 – 20 May 2008
Preceded byChang Kuo-long
Succeeded byStephen Shen
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2005 – 20 May 2007
Succeeded byChen Tung-jung
ConstituencyOverseas Chinese
Personal details
Born1943 (age 79–80)
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
Alma materTaipei Medical University
Columbia University
City University of New York
Harvard University

Education

Dang did his undergraduate education at Taipei Medical University, earning a B.A. in pharmacology. He then moved to the United States to pursue further education, successively earning an M.A. in research from Columbia University's school of pharmacology, a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the City University of New York, and a M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health.[1]

Career

Dang worked for the United States Environmental Protection Agency,[2] prior to his return to Taiwan and election to the Legislative Yuan as a Democratic Progressive Party representative of overseas Chinese.[3]

Dang was appointed head of the Environmental Protection Administration by Chen Shui-bian after the 2004 elections, and Dang renounced his U.S. citizenship to take up the position.[4][5] His work as minister earned him the nickname "the over-educated garbage man".[1] He served in the position until 2008, when he was succeeded by Stephen Shen.[6]

References
  1. Galford, Hugh S. (August 2007). "The Over-Educated Garbage Man: Minister Winston Dang of Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration". Washington International. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  2. Woodworth, Max (20 February 2005). "Environmental index puts Taiwan at bottom of the heap". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. "Winston Dang (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. "中選會︰立委雙重國籍 當選無效". Liberty Times. 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  5. Angie Kaminski, Internal Revenue Service (2005-05-04). "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen To Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G". Federal Register. 70: 23295. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  6. Lu, Meggie (20 May 2008). "New EPA minister vows to work with outside groups". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2020.


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