Tien Chiu-chin (Chinese: 田秋堇; pinyin: Tián Qiūjǐn; born 27 May 1954) is a Taiwanese politician. She served in the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2016, and later that year became the deputy minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council. Tien was nominated a member of the Control Yuan in 2018.
Tien Chiu-chin | |
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| 田秋堇 | |
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| Deputy Minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council of the Republic of China | |
| In office 20 May 2016 – June 2018 | |
| Minister | Wu Hsin-hsing |
| Vice | Roy Leu |
| Succeeded by | Kao Chien-chih |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | Republic of China |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1954 (age 70) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BA) |
Education
editTien graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in philosophy.[1]
Political career
editTien won three straight elections on the Democratic Progressive Party party-list proportional representation ticket in 2004,[2] 2008,[3] and 2012.[4] She was named deputy minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council in 2016,[5] and nominated by the Tsai Ing-wen presidential administration to the Control Yuan in March 2017.[6] During her legislative confirmation hearing in January 2018,[7] she expressed conditional agreement to the abolition of the Control Yuan.[8] Tien's nomination, alongside ten others, was approved by the Legislative Yuan, as the Democratic Progressive Party held a majority.[9] Tien was renominated to the Control Yuan in June 2020.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Deputy Minister Chiu-Chin Tien". Overseas Community Affairs Council, Republic of China (Taiwan). 20 May 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Tien Chiu-chin (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Tien Chiu-chin (7)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Tien Chiu-chin (8)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Lin, Sean (9 October 2016). "Ministry aims to boost international student numbers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Hsu, Stacy (3 March 2017). "Presidential Office defends nominations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Lin, Sean (12 January 2018). "DPP's Control Yuan nominations contested at hearing". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Lin, Sean (13 January 2018). "Control Yuan nominees for its abolition". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Lin, Sean (17 January 2020). "Control Yuan: DPP's Control Yuan nominees approved". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Ko, Chuan; Yeh, Su-ping; Kao, Evelyn (22 June 2020). "Chen Chu nominated to head Control Yuan, 26 other nominees unveiled". Central News Agency. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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