Chen Ming-tong

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Ming-tong
陳明通
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18th Director-General of the National Security Bureau of the Republic of China
Assumed office
23 February 2021
Preceded byChiu Kuo-cheng
Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China
In office
19 March 2018 – 22 February 2021
DeputyChiu Chui-cheng, Lee Li-chen
Preceded byKatharine Chang
Lin Cheng-yi (acting)
Succeeded byChiu Tai-san
In office
10 April 2007 – 20 May 2008
Preceded byJoseph Wu
Succeeded byLai Shin-yuan
Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council
In office
20 May 2000 – 19 May 2004
MinisterTsai Ing-wen
Personal details
Born (1955-11-25) 25 November 1955 (age 65)
Taichung County, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
Alma materNational Taiwan University

Chen Ming-tong (Chinese: 陳明通; pinyin: Chén Míngtōng; born 25 November 1955) is a Taiwanese politician and currently the Director-General of the National Security Bureau. He was the Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council from 2018 to 2021 and 2007 to 2008.

Academic career[]

Chen obtained his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in political science from National Taiwan University (NTU) in 1979, 1981 and 1991, respectively. Chen worked as a researcher in the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission of the Taipei City Government in 1983-1984. After finishing his doctoral degree, he worked as associate professor followed by professor at the Graduate Institute of National Development of NTU from 1992 to 2000.

He was a thesis adviser to several politicians affiliated with the Democratic Progressive Party, including Chiu Chih-wei, Kao Chia-yu, Lin Chih-chien, Pan Men-an, and Shen Fa-hui.[1]

Political career[]

He led the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) between 2007 and 2008, then returned to NTU. In 2018, he succeeded Katharine Chang as MAC minister.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Lin, Sean (26 July 2020). "KMT labels DPP officials plagiarists". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Huang, Jewel (17 April 2007). "Newsmaker: Chen Ming-tong is part of the strategy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. ^ Hsu, Stacy (24 February 2018). "Reshuffle targets security, diplomacy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

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