Chang Tien-chin
Chang Tien-chin | |
|---|---|
| 張天欽 | |
| Vice Chairperson and Secretary-General of Straits Exchange Foundation | |
| In office 12 September 2016 – 31 December 2016 | |
| Chairperson | Tien Hung-mao |
| Succeeded by | Ko Cheng-heng |
| Deputy Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China | |
| In office 20 May 2016 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Minister | Katharine Chang Lin Cheng-yi (acting) Chen Ming-tong |
| Succeeded by | Lee Li-chen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1954 Chiayi County, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Education | National Taiwan University (LLB, LLM) Tulane University (LLM, SJD) |
Chang Tien-chin (Chinese: 張天欽; pinyin: Zhāng Tiānqīn; born 8 March 1954) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the deputy minister of the Mainland Affairs Council.[1]
Education and legal career
[edit]Chang obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in law from National Taiwan University in 1976 and 1978, respectively, and a Master of Laws in admiralty law and doctoral degree (S.J.D.) in law from Tulane University in the United States in 1982 and 1984, respectively. He became a lawyer for the Democratic Progressive Party.[2][3]
Political career
[edit]Chang took office as deputy minister of the Mainland Affairs Council on 20 May 2016, with the Tsai Ing-wen presidential administration. In September 2016, Chang began his duties as vice chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation.[4] He was replaced in September.[5]
Chang was subsequently named vice chairman of the Transitional Justice Commission in March 2018,[6][7] and left his position at the Mainland Affairs Council.[8] Chang was formally sworn into office in July 2018, a month after the Transitional Justice Commission had started meeting.[9] In September 2018, a whistleblower made public a recording in which Chang compared the Transitional Justice Commission to the infamous Ming dynasty organization Eastern Depot which stifled dissent. In the recording, he suggested that the Tsai Ing-wen presidential administration should use dirty tricks to defeat Kuomintang mayoral candidate Hou You-yi's bid. Subsequently, Chang resigned from his position as deputy chairman of the commission[10][11] On 1 October 2019, the Control Yuan voted unanimously for Chang's impeachment.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ 謝昆原 (20 May 2016). "Deputy Minister". Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Yeh, Su-ping; Lee, Shu-hua; Chou, Yung-chieh; Huang, Ming-hsi; Chang, S. C. (8 December 2010). "DPP to sue four KMT lawmakers on charges of breaking election law". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Hsu, Elizabeth (22 January 2011). "Talk of the day -- Shooting case closed but still fueling disputes". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Chen, Chia-lun; Hou, Elaine (10 September 2016). "Taiwan's new top negotiator with China to assume duties Sept. 12". Central News Agency.
- ^ "Ex-deputy defence chief to serve as SEF's new vice chairman & secretary general". Asia News Network. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Hou, Elaine; Low, Y.F. (31 March 2018). "Taiwan's Cabinet announces nominees to transitional justice committee". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Hsu, Stacy (1 April 2018). "Six justice committee members named". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Miao, Zong-han; Yen, William (22 June 2018). "New Mainland Affairs Council deputy ministers named". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Lu, Hsin-hui; Hsu, Hsiao-ling (9 July 2018). "President hosts swearing-in of new government officials and envoys". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Huang, Sunrise; Lee, Shu-hua; Ku, Chuan; Kao, Evelyn (12 September 2018). "Transitional Justice Commission vice chairman resigns". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Hsu, Stacy (13 September 2018). "Deputy chairman resigns from Transitional Justice". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Hsieh, Chun-lin (2 October 2019). "Chang Tien-chin impeached over neutrality breach". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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