Wu Jin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Wu Jin | |
|
Minister of Education
|
|
| In office 1996 – 1998 |
|
|
|
|
| Died | January 14, 2008 Tainan City, Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Taiwan  |
Wu Jin (Chinese: 吴京; Pinyin: Wú Jīng; 1934 – 14 January 2008) was the a Taiwanese Minister for Education between 1996 and 1998 under former president Lee Teng-hui.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Early life
Wu obtained his doctorate in mechanics and hydraulics from the University of Iowa, which is located in the United States in the state of Iowa.[1] He became a professor at the Academia Sinica in 1986.[1]
Wu also served as the first president of the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, Taiwan.[1]
[edit] Minister for Education
Wu was selected by then President Lee Teng-hui to serve as Taiwan's education minister in June 1996.[1] He was known for his progressive views on the reforms needed in Taiwan's educational system.[1]
Wu stepped down as Minister for Education in February 1998.[1] His resignation was due to a difference of opinion dispute between himself and the president of Academia Sinica, Lee Yuan-tseh, over the pace and types of educational reforms needed.[1] (Lee Yuan-tseh had previously chaired a panel force in the 1980s which had led to a number of changes concerning education in Taiwan.[1])
[edit] Death
Wu Jin was diagnosed with cancer of the ampulla of Vater, a rare form of the disease, in 2006.[1] He received treatment at the National Cheng Kung University Hospital in Taiwan and the United States.[1]
Wu's health began to deteriorate in December, 2007 following a trip to China.[1] He died on Monday, January 14, 2008, at National Cheng Kung University Hospital in Tainan, Taiwan, at the age of 74.[1] Wu was survived by his wife. His funeral is scheduled to take place in Tainan on January 27, 2008.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Guo Weifan |
ROC Minister of Education 1996-1998 |
Succeeded by Lin Qingjiang |
