Timothy Yang

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Timothy Yang
楊進添
台灣外交部長楊進添 (cropped).jpg
Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China
In office
27 September 2012 – 12 February 2015[1]
PresidentMa Ying-jeou
DeputiesLo Chih-chiang
Foreign Minister of the Republic of China
In office
10 September 2009 – 27 September 2012
DeputiesShen Lyu-shun
ROC Representative to Indonesia
In office
August 2007[2] – 10 September 2009
ROC Representative to Australia
In office
2000–2005
ROC Representative to Ireland
In office
1988–1991
Personal details
Born1 July 1942 (1942-07) (age 79)
Ershui, Changhua, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materNational Chengchi University
ProfessionDiplomat

Timothy Yang or Yang Chin-tien (Chinese: 楊進添; pinyin: Yáng Jìntiān; born 1 July 1942) is a Taiwanese diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China, serving under President Ma Ying-Jeou.[3]

Early life[]

Yang was born in Ershui, Changhua County[4] and earned his bachelor's degree in diplomacy at the National Chengchi University.

Foreign Minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan)[]

When veteran diplomat Francisco Ou resigned with the Cabinet of Premier Liu Chao-Shiuan in September 2009, President Ma Ying-Jeou named Yang to the post, to serve in the newly formed Cabinet of incoming Premier Wu Den-yih.[5] Prior to becoming Foreign Minister, Yang served as representative to Ireland, Australia,[6] and Indonesia.[7] As Minister of Foreign Affairs he also holds the position of Vice-Chairman within the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.

ROC Presidential Office Secretary-General[]

ROC Presidential Office Building Truck Attack[]

Commenting on the truck attack to the ROC Presidential Office Building on January 2014, Yang said that a team will be established and charged with improving security around the building.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NSC Secretary-General King Pu-tsung stepping down". focustaiwan.tw.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2016-03-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Deputy Secretary-General to the President. "Secretary-General to the President". English.president.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  4. ^ "Timothy Yang Video | Interviews". Ovguide.com. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  5. ^ "ANN". Asianewsnet.net. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2014-05-07.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "最新、最貼近你的新聞和輿論資訊平台". imtv. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2009-09-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Bullet-proof door blocked truck within seconds: official". The China Post. 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
Government offices
Preceded by ROC Representative to Indonesia
2007–2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by ROC Foreign Minister
2009–2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary-General to the ROC President
2012–2015 		Succeeded by
Tseng Yung-chuan


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  1. ^ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/12/taiwan-appoints-senior-official-new-teto-chief.html[bare URL]
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