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; ; lit. National Resurgence University) is a comprehensive research university in South District, Taichung, Taiwan. Currently, NCHU is among the four universities of the Taiwan Comprehensive University Sys ...

in 1970 and a

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(M.P.A.) degree from

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subsequently reestablished in 1954 in Taiwan as the first reestablished "National University". The u ...

in 1990.

Political careers

In 1996-1999, Chen was appointed as secretary-general of Central Election Commission. In 1999, he went into the

Ministry of the Interior An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement. In some states, the ...

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) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat ...

candidate for Magistrate of

Pingtung County Pingtung () is a County (Taiwan), 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 ...

, losing to Pan Men-an of the

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References

1947 births Living people Ministers of the interior of Taiwan National Chengchi University alumni {{Taiwan-KMT-politician-stub