Tu Cheng-sheng

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Tu Cheng-sheng
Minister Tu in 2007
22nd Minister of Education
Incumbent
Assumed office  May 20, 2004
Preceded by	Huang Jung-tsun
Born	June 10, 1944 (1944-06-10) (age 64) Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater	National University of Tainan National Taiwan University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Historian

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tu.

Tu Cheng-sheng (traditional Chinese: 杜正勝; Pinyin: Dù Zhèngshèng), a Taiwanese politician, is the current Minister of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He announced that he will be stepping down from that post in May 2008 along with President Chen Shui-bian.^[1]

Tu Cheng-sheng became notorious for his colorful and abrasive behavior. After being filmed asleep at a 2007 Parliament meeting, he was photographed picking his nose in response to public criticism. Also that year, he grabbed a reporter's microphone and shoved a cameraman into a wall.^[1]

[edit] Educational background

Tu Cheng-sheng graduated from the Provincial Tainan Normal University (present-day National University of Tainan) in 1966. He also attended the National Taiwan University in 1970 and majored in history. He is a specialist in the history of ancient Chinese society, culture and medicine.

He is formerly the director of the National Palace Museum, member of the Academia Sinica, and professor for the National Tsing Hua University.

[edit] Publications

• Going Through the Ten Critical Years: 1990-2000, 2000, ISBN 9574691411
• The Birth of Taiwan: Formosa in the 17th Century, 2003, ISBN 9572815911
• New Road for Historical Studies, 2004, ISBN 9571440272
• Educational Reform in Taiwan: Retrospect and Prospect, 2007, OCLC 173372350

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Nose-picking lawmaker to shout his last good-bye", Reuters, Apr 24, 2008

Government offices
Preceded by Huang Jung-tsun	ROC Minister of Education 2004-2008	Succeeded by incumbent