Tu Cheng-sheng

Tu Cheng-sheng 杜正勝
Minister Tu in 2007
Minister of Education of the Republic of China
In office 20 May 20, 2004 – 20 May 20, 2008
Preceded by	Huang Jung-tsun
Succeeded by	Cheng Jei-cheng
Personal details
Born	(1944-06-10) June 10, 1944 Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater	National University of Tainan National Taiwan University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Historian

Tu Cheng-sheng (Chinese: 杜正勝; pinyin: Dù Zhèngshèng) is a Taiwanese politician. Tu served as the Minister of Education of the Republic of China during Chen Shui-bian's second term as President.^[1]

Tu has a bachelor's degree (1970) and a master's degree (1974) in history, earning both from National Taiwan University.

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]

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.

Publications

• Going Through the Ten Critical Years: 1990-2000, 2000, ISBN 957-469-141-1
• The Birth of Taiwan: Formosa in the 17th Century, 2003, ISBN 957-28159-1-1
• New Road for Historical Studies, 2004, ISBN 957-14-4027-2
• Educational Reform in Taiwan: Retrospect and Prospect, 2007, OCLC 173372350

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