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]
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 |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University Tulane University |
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 master's degree in admiralty law and doctoral degree 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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