Gordon Chan Huo-shen (; born 10 February 1949) is a Taiwanese sociologist and politician. Chan studied sociology at the

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; ) is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1928 during Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule as the seventh of the Imperial Universities. It was named Taihoku Imper ...

College of Law, then subsequently earned a master's degree from the

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in contin ...

in 1974. After completing his doctorate at the

University of Wales Aberystwyth , mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all , established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'') , former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth , type = Public , endowment = ...

, Chan accepted a professorship in sociology within

's Department of Social Welfare. He served for some time as chair of the Department and Graduate Institute of Sociology at NTU. While serving as vice chair of the

Council of Labor Affairs The Ministry of Labor (MOL; ) is a ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) representing opinions of employees, political and academic circles to review labor policies, laws and regulations, as well as related projects and programs in Taiwan. MO ...

, Chan retained his NTU professorship. In 1998, Chan was elevated to CLA chair. During his tenure, agreements were reached with Vietnam and the Philippines on employment for laborers from those countries in Taiwan. Soon after stepping down from the CLA, Chan began working as the convener for social security for the National Policy Foundation. He was also a consultant, and later chair, of the Cross-strait Common Market Foundation. Chan held the chairmanship of the Welfare and Environmental Council as well. He returned to government service as a presidential adviser on national policy during

Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, 馬英九, born 13 July 1950) is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese politician who served as president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. Previously, he served as justice minister from 1993 to 1996 and mayor of Taipei from 1 ...

's administration.

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Taiwanese expatriates in the United Kingdom Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford Alumni of Aberystwyth University Senior Advisors to President Ma Ying-jeou 1949 births Living people National Taiwan University faculty Taiwanese sociologists Taiwanese Ministers of Labor {{Taiwan-politician-stub