Paul Sun (Chinese: 孫明賢; pinyin: Sūn Míngxián; 8 June 1937 – 21 January 2018) was a Taiwanese politician.
Paul Sun Sun Ming-hsien | |
|---|---|
孫明賢 | |
| Minister of the Council of Agriculture | |
| In office November 1992 – June 1996 | |
| Deputy | Lin Hsiang-nung |
| Preceded by | Yu Yu-hsien |
| Succeeded by | Tjiu Mau-ying |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sun Ming-hsien 8 June 1937 Tainan, Taiwan, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 21 January 2018 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Empire of Japan (until 1945) Republic of China (after 1945) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
Career edit
Born on 8 June 1937 in Tainan,[1][2] Sun received a bachelor's degree from National Taiwan University, and subsequently earned a master's degree and doctorate from the University of Minnesota and Purdue, respectively.[3]
He became active in Taiwan's conservation movement shortly thereafter. In 1992, while serving the Taiwan Provincial Government as head of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Sun founded the Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute.[4][5] In November of that year, Sun was appointed agriculture minister and retained his position under premier Lien Chan.[6] In June 1996, Sun was succeeded by Tjiu Mau-ying.
After stepping down, Sun continued to work with the Council of Agriculture as an ambassador at large and frequently traveled to the United States to promote agricultural cooperation.[7][8] Sun joined the China-based Taiwan Agricultural Entrepreneurship Garden in September 2009, while chairman of the World Vegetable Center in Taiwan. Several legislators believed this to be a conflict of interest.[9][10] Additionally, Sun led the 21st Century Foundation.[11][12] On 21 January 2018, Sun died of pancreatic cancer, aged 80.[2]
References edit
- ^ "孫明賢" (in Chinese). National Pingtung University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ a b "前農委會主委孫明賢病逝 享壽81歲". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 30 January 2018.
- ^ "孫明賢 簡歷" (in Chinese). National Taiwan University. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Yuan, Yvonne (1 August 1994). "On Attitudes, Laws, And Civic Groups". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Research And Rescue". Taiwan Today. 1 August 1994. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Lien Chan: Nuevo Primer Ministro de la República de China". Noticas de Taiwan (in Spanish). 1 May 1993. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Taiwan set to buy US produce". Taipei Times. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Trade deals inked on Capitol Hill". Taipei Times. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Wang, Flora; Lu, Meggie (16 June 2009). "Legislators slam former minister". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ 鍾麗華 (15 June 2009). "農委會前主委孫明賢 劈腿兼兩岸官方顧問". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "稱未外流台灣農技、品種 孫明賢：中國早超越台灣". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 23 December 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Hsu, Jenny W. (18 April 2008). "Beijing continues to try to lure our allies: MOFA". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 February 2018.