Chang San-cheng
| Simon Chang Chang San-cheng |
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| 張善政 | |
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| Vice Premier of the Republic of China | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2014[1] |
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| Premier | Mao Chi-kuo |
| Preceded by | Mao Chi-kuo |
| Minister of Science and Technology of the Republic of China | |
| In office 3 March 2014 – 7 December 2014 |
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| Deputy | Lin Yi-bing[2] |
| Preceded by | Cyrus Chu as the Minister of the National Science Council |
| Succeeded by | Lin Yi-bing (acting)[3] Shyu Jyuo-min |
| Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan | |
| In office 6 February 2012[4] – 2 March 2014 |
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| Succeeded by | Chiang Been-huang[5] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1954 Taiwan |
| Nationality |  Taiwan |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University Stanford University Cornell University |
Chang San-cheng or Simon Chang[6] (Chinese: 張善政; pinyin: Zhāng Shànzhèng) (born 24 June 1954) is a Taiwanese politician. He currently serves as the Vice Premier since 8 December 2014.[7][8][9][10]
Early life[edit]
Chang obtained his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from National Taiwan University in 1976. He then obtained his master's degree in civil and environmental engineering from Stanford University in 1977 and doctoral degree in civil and environmental engineering from Cornell University in 1981 in the United States.[11]
Early career[edit]
Upon graduation, Chang had served as a lecturer, associate professor and professor at the Department of Civil Engineering of the National Taiwan University in 1981-1990. He was the Director for National Center for High-Performance Computing in 1991-1997. In 1998-2000, he was the Director for Department of Planning and Evaluation of National Science Council. Between 2000-2010, he worked for Acer Inc. as Vice President of the e-Enabling Service Business Group, and between 2010 and 2012, he worked for Google as the Director of Google's hardware operation in Asia.[12]
Political career[edit]
He was appointed as Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan in 2012-2014. On March 3, 2014, the National Science Council was promoted to the Ministry of Science and Technology, and Chang served as its first minister. On December 8, 2014, at a reformation of Executive Yuan after the ruling party KMT losing the election, Change became the Vice Premier.
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Simon Chang named new vice premier". focustaiwan.tw.
- ^ "Partial ROC Cabinet reshuffle announced". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). 2014-02-27. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Taiwan retains most Cabinet members in reshuffle". focustaiwan.tw.
- ^ "Cabinet reshuffle sees 16 new names". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "New ministers without portfolio named(Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Press Releases)". Ey.gov.tw. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "Cabinet secretary-general to head MOI". The China Post. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Executive Yuan Officials". Ey.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ http://www.tchcsc2013.org/cv/k2.pdf
- ^ "Exclusive Interview with Chang San-cheng, Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan". Web.iii.org.tw. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "Premier picks new ministers in reshuffle". Taipei Times. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "Chang San-cheng named Minister of Science and Technology(Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Press Releases)". Ey.gov.tw. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/Member_Info.aspx?n=48E372B08993828D&s=EBA5F0008E260E4D
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