Chen Chien-jen (Chinese: 程建人; pinyin: Chéng Jiànrén; born 11 August 1939) is a Taiwanese diplomat who served as the Foreign Minister from 1999 to 2000.
Chen Chien-jen | |
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程建人 | |
 Officiap portrait, 1999 | |
| 2nd Representative of Taiwan to the European Union and Belgium | |
| In office August 2004 – 3 July 2006 | |
| President | Chen Shui-bian |
| Preceded by | David Lee |
| Succeeded by | Michael Kau |
| 8th Representative of Taiwan to the United States | |
| In office 30 June 2000 – 20 May 2004 | |
| President | Chen Shui-bian |
| Deputy | Lee Ying-yuan Shen Lyu-shun Michael Tsai |
| Preceded by | Stephen S.F. Chen |
| Succeeded by | David Lee |
| 14th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 30 November 1999 – 20 May 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Vincent Siew |
| Preceded by | Jason Hu |
| Succeeded by | Tien Hung-mao |
| 15th Minister of the Government Information Office | |
| In office 5 February 1998 – 30 November 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Vincent Siew |
| Preceded by | David Lee |
| Succeeded by | Chao Yi |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 1993 – 31 January 1996 | |
| Constituency | Party-list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1939 Jiading, Jiangsu, Republic of China |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
Political career
editChen served in the Legislative Yuan for one term from 1993 to 1996. He was then named the minister of the Government Information Office in 1998. The next year, he was appointed to lead the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chen planned to retire after stepping down at the end of President Lee Teng-hui's final term in 2000. However, Lee's successor Chen Shui-bian asked Chen Chien-jen to reconsider. Chen eventually chose to accept the post of representative to the United States.[1] He postponed retirement again in 2004 to become the representative to the European Union and Belgium.[2] Chen was succeeded by Michael Kau in July 2006.[3]
During Hung Hsiu-chu's 2016 presidential campaign, Chen was one of her diplomatic advisers.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Outgoing EU envoy Chen Chien-jen happy to be retiring". Taipei Times. 2 April 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Chen, Melody (12 August 2004). "Eugene Chien loses appointment to EU post over scandal". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Appointees sworn in". Taipei Times. 4 July 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (23 June 2015). "Hung wants political talks on cross-strait agenda". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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