Tsai Bih-hwang (; born 1945) is a Taiwanese academic and politician. He was elected to two nonconsecutive terms on the

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan () is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a ...

, serving from 1990 to 1993, and 1996 to 1999. Tsai was subsequently appointed to the

Examination Yuan The Examination Yuan is the civil service commission branch in charge of validating the qualification of civil servants of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It has a president, a vice president, and seven to nine members, all o ...

in 2002, and led the Examination Yuan's

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between 2010 and 2016.

Education and early career

Tsai completed a bachelor's and master's degrees in education at

National Taiwan Normal University National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) is a National university, national comprehensive university in Taipei and New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university enrolls approximately 17,000 students each year. Approximately 1,600 students are Intern ...

, then obtained a Ph.D. in the same subject at

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. He has published research articles in the ''Journal of National Taiwan Normal University'', and editorials in the ''

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''. Tsai taught at the primary and high school levels, was a professor at National Taiwan Normal University, and served as a member or executive or executive on several organizations, including the Wenshan

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, the Republic of China Recreation Association, Ke-Tsai Family Association in Taipei, the Cerebral Palsy Association of the Republic of China, the National Education Association of the Republic of China, and the Consumer Foundation.

Political career

Tsai was a member of the

from 1990 to 1993. He did not win reelection in December 1992, but stood for election in December 1995 as a member of 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 ...

proportional representation party list, and returned to the legislature. In the midst of the

Third Taiwan Strait Crisis The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1995–1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, or the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was the effect of a series of missile tests conducted by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the waters surrounding Taiwan, ...

, Tsai was interviewed by ''

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'' about the status of Cross-Strait relations. Tsai, a member of the

, served the party as leader of the

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and headed the Culture Working Group of the . In 2002, Tsai was named a minister without portfolio and member of the

. In his Examination Yuan role, Tsai announced the passage of a new pension program for civil servants in November 2005. He was renominated for a second term in 2008. During his reconfirmation hearing, legislator Kuan Bi-ling noted that Tsai and several other nominees held a Permanent Resident Card issued by the United States. The

Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, t=馬英九; pinyin: ''Mǎ Yīngjiǔ''; ; born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician, lawyer, and legal scholar who served as the sixth president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT ...

presidential administration confirmed that Tsai had relinquished his residency in the United States, and he was reappointed to the Examination Yuan as a minister without portfolio. After the National Academy of Civil Service replaced the National Civil Service Institute on 26 March 2010, Tsai led the NACS as president. In October 2010, Tsai was appointed chairperson of the

. He was renominated to lead the commission for a second term, which began on 1 September 2014. Tsai resigned from the commission in May 2016.

References

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