Chien Tai-lang (; born 15 February 1947) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of the

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from 2015 to 2016.

Education

Chien obtained his bachelor's degree in sociology from

National Chung Hsing University National Chung Hsing University (NCHU; ) is a research-led comprehensive university in South District, Taichung, Republic of China. Currently, NCHU is among the four universities of the Taiwan Comprehensive University System, a research-led u ...

in 1970 and a diploma in public administration from

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei. The university is also considered as the earliest public service training facility of the Republic of China. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subs ...

in 1990.

Political careers

In 1996-1999, Chen was appointed as secretary-general of

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. In 1999, he went into the

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when he was appointed as the administrative deputy minister in 1999-2009 and political deputy minister in 2009-2013. In 2013, he was appointed as the deputy secretary-general of

and in 2014 he became the

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2014 Pingtung County Magistrate election

In 2014, Chien was the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...

candidate for Magistrate of

Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...

, losing to

Pan Men-an Pan Men-an (; born 15 August 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He has been the Magistrate of Pingtung County since 25 December 2014. Early life Pan was born to a fishermen's family. Education Pan graduated from the graduate institute of continu ...

of the Democratic Progressive Party.

References

1947 births Living people Taiwanese Ministers of the Interior {{Taiwan-KMT-politician-stub