Chiang Been-huang

Chiang Been-huang
蔣丙煌
Minister of Health and Welfare of the Republic of China
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 October 2014[1][2]
Deputy Lin Tzou-yien, Tseng Chung-ming
Vice Shiu Ming-neng
Preceded by Chiu Wen-ta
Lin Tzou-yien (acting)
Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan
In office
3 March 2014 – 2014[3]
Preceded by Chang San-cheng
Personal details
Nationality  Republic of China
Alma mater Fu-Jen Catholic University
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Chiang Been-huang (Chinese: 蔣丙煌; pinyin: Jiǎng Bǐnghuáng) is a politician in the Republic of China. He currently serves as the Minister without Portfolio responsible for science and technology and food safety affairs since 3 March 2014 and Minister of Health and Welfare since 22 October 2014.[4]

Early life

Chiang obtained his bachelor degree in biology from Fu-Jen Catholic University in 1975. He continued his study in meat science at the doctoral degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the United States and graduated with a master degree in 1979. He obtained his doctoral degree in food science from the same university in 1983.[5]

Early career

He had been a lecturer and associate professor of the Institute of Food Science and Technology at National Taiwan University (NTU) in 1983-1988 and has become a professor since then. He became the director of the institute in 1991-1997 and also the dean of the College of Bioresources and Agriculture of NTU in 2004-2005.

Minister without Portfolio

Chiang was named the Minister without Portfolio in February 2014 and took office a month later. He was assigned to oversee the health and welfare-related affairs, including disease prevention and control, medicine, sanitation and national food safety policies.

Minister of Health and Welfare

Ministry appointment

On 17 October 2014, the Executive Yuan announced the appointment of Chiang to the post of Minister of Health and Welfare after the resignation of Chiu Wen-ta due to the food scandal involving adulterated cooking oil in early September 2014.[6] Upon his appointment, Chiang said that he would give all of his best while serving the public and that he felt confident to solve the ongoing oil scandal in Taiwan within a month to gain public trust in Taiwanese food safety. Chiang has four policies in dealing with the oil scandal, which are to reinforce the management of food sources, to set up a three-level quality control system, to utilize information communication technology in integrating food management and to diversify the management of different oil products.[7] Chiang was sworn in on 22 October 2014.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hsu, Stacy (18 October 2014). "Health minister named". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/10/23/2003602700/1
  3. ↑ http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/Member_Info.aspx?n=C9F41B76CE5FB05D&s=1EADDCFD4C6EC567
  4. ↑ "New ministers without portfolio named(Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Press Releases)". Ey.gov.tw. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  5. ↑ "Chiang, Been-Huang PROFESSOR". Aca.ntu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  6. ↑ http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/News_Content2.aspx?n=1C6028CA080A27B3&s=9B59294E6845A68E
  7. ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2014/10/18/419733/Chiang-Been-huang.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/10/23/2003602700