Chang San-cheng

Simon Chang
Chang San-cheng
張善政
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 December 2014[1]
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
Deputy Lin Yi-bing[2]
Preceded by Position established
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
Succeeded by Chiang Been-huang[5]
Personal details
Born 24 June 1954 (age 60)
Taiwan
Nationality  Republic of China
Alma mater National Taiwan University
Stanford University
Cornell University
Chang at Taipei IT Month

Chang San-cheng or Simon Chang[6] (Chinese: 張善政; pinyin: Zhāng Shànzhèng) is a politician in the Republic of China. He currently serves as the Vice Premier since 8 December 2014.[7][8][9][10]

Early life

Chang obtained his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from National Taiwan University. He then obtained his master's degree in civil and environmental engineering from Stanford University and doctoral degree in civil and environmental engineering from Cornell University in the United States.[11]

Career

Chang had served as a lecturer, associate professor and professor at the Department of Civil Engineering of the National Taiwan University. Between 2010 and 2012, he worked for Google as the Director of Google's hardware operation in Asia. He was appointed as Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan (Traditional Chinese:行政院政務委員) . 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

References

  1. ↑ "Simon Chang named new vice premier". focustaiwan.tw.
  2. ↑ "Partial ROC Cabinet reshuffle announced". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). 2014-02-27. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Taiwan retains most Cabinet members in reshuffle". focustaiwan.tw.
  4. ↑ "Cabinet reshuffle sees 16 new names". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  5. ↑ "New ministers without portfolio named(Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Press Releases)". Ey.gov.tw. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  6. ↑ "Cabinet secretary-general to head MOI". The China Post. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Executive Yuan Officials". Ey.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  8. ↑ http://www.tchcsc2013.org/cv/k2.pdf
  9. ↑ "Exclusive Interview with Chang San-cheng, Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan". Web.iii.org.tw. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  10. ↑ "Premier picks new ministers in reshuffle". Taipei Times. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  11. ↑ "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.