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Tseng Wen-sheng

Vincent Tseng Wen-sheng (Chinese: 曾文生; born 20 October 1969) is a Taiwanese politician who has served as the chairman of Taiwan Power Company since 2022. He was the deputy minister of Ministry of Economic Affairs from 2018 to 2024.

Vincent Tseng
Tseng Wen-sheng
曾文生
Official portrait, 2022
20th Chairman of the Taiwan Power Company
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 March 2022
Preceded byYang Wei-fuu
Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
10 April 2018 – 20 May 2024
Serving with C.C. Chen
MinisterShen Jong-chin
Wang Mei-hua
Personal details
Born (1969-10-20) 20 October 1969 (age 55)
Taoyuan, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Parent
  • Tseng Mao-hsing (father)
EducationNational Taiwan University (BS)

Early life and education

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Tseng Wen-sheng was born on 20 October 1969,[1][2] raised in Taoyuan, attended Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School,[1][3] and graduated from National Taiwan University's Department of Civil Engineering.[2] His father Tseng Mao-hsing [zh] was active in the labor movement in Taiwan,[4][5] and died in 2007.[6][7]

Political career

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Tseng was a senior executive officer of the National Youth Commission from May 2004 to February 2005, when he was named leader of the Democratic Progressive Party's Department of Youth Development. He remained in that role through September 2006, and returned to the National Youth Commission as a researcher in January 2007. In September 2008, he began working for the Kaohsiung City Government Urban Development Bureau. Tseng then became an adviser to the city government before taking a senior executive position within its Economic Development Bureau in December 2010.[2] He also headed the office of the mayor, Chen Chu.[8][9] In March 2013, Tseng was appointed director-general of the municipal Economic Development Bureau.[2] During his tenure the 2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions occurred, and he commented on the economic impact of the blasts,[10][11][12] as well as municipal ordinances considered in their aftermath.[13] Tseng also attended a number of domestic and international economic forums.[14][15][16]

Ministry of Economic Affairs

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Tseng was named deputy minister of economic affairs in April 2018.[2][17] From this position, Tseng frequently commented on the actions of state-owned companies CPC Corporation, Taiwan[18][19][20][21][22] and Taiwan Power Company,[23][24][25][26] and feed-in tariffs for renewable energy,[27][28][29][30] as well as specific renewable energy initiatives.[31][32] Prior to the 2018 Taiwanese referendum, which included a question about reducing reliance on nuclear power, Tseng took part in a televised debate on nuclear power in Taiwan.[33][34] Referendum results supported a slow annual reduction in production from thermal power plants, but opposed the governmental plan to phase out nuclear power by 2025.[35][36] He took part in another debate about nuclear power before the 2021 Taiwanese referendum was held.[37]

References

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  1. ^ a b "高雄幫北上！ 高雄經發局次長曾文生接經濟部次長 原文網址: 高雄幫北上！ 高雄經發局次長曾文生接經濟部次長". ETToday. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Wen-Sheng Tseng". Ministry of Economic Affairs. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. ^ 張, 語羚 (4 July 2019). "曾文生：解決核電難題 不能只靠「發大財」口號". United Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ^ 公民行動影音紀錄資料庫; 管中祥 主編 (15 July 2013). 公民不冷血：新世紀台灣公民行動事件簿 (in Chinese). ISBN 9789868780965.
  5. ^ 林, 倖妃 (2017). 花媽心內話: 陳菊4000天 (in Chinese). CommonWealth Magazine, Ltd. ISBN 9789863983040.
  6. ^ "工運領袖曾茂興 19日肝癌病逝" (in Chinese). Public Television Service. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. ^ Ho, Ming-sho (1 October 2007). "Movement loses its grassroots connection". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Two Kaohsiung City officials indicted for forgery". Taipei Times. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  9. ^ Wu, Shih-tsung; Yang, Chiu-ying; Kuo, Fang-chi (18 December 2010). "Politicians reminded of rules for social networking sites". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  10. ^ Ko, You-hao; Yang, Ching-ching; Chung, Jake (4 August 2014). "KAOHSIUNG DISASTER: Blasts mar Kaohsiung's status as petrochemical hub". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  11. ^ Ko, You-hao; Chung, Jake (5 August 2014). "KAOHSIUNG DISASTER: Businesses facing loss of customers during repairs". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  12. ^ "KAOHSIUNG DISASTER: City officials order plant to shut down, boost safety". Taipei Times. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  13. ^ Li, Lauly; Hsiao, Alison (12 March 2015). "Kaohsiung passes draft linking pipelines to HQs". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  14. ^ Ko, You-hao; Chung, Jake (13 April 2015). "Kaohsiung officials rebut Mao criticism". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Chinese may snub Kaohsiung forum". Taipei Times. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  16. ^ Chen, Cheng-hui (5 March 2018). "ASE, TDK open Kaohsiung plant in joint venture". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  17. ^ 黃, 佩君 (10 April 2018). "高市經發局長曾文生接經次 掌管能源". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  18. ^ Lin, Chia-nan (4 July 2018). "Committee rejects Datan terminal plan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  19. ^ Kuo, Chia-erh; Lin, Chia-nan (18 July 2018). "CPC confesses to oil spill at Penghu oil depot". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  20. ^ Chen, Ted (9 October 2018). "CPC renews vow to meet public's hopes for third LNG terminal in Taoyuan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  21. ^ Wang, Lisa (25 December 2019). "Ministry to raise purchases of US goods". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  22. ^ Chen, Ted (23 October 2018). "CPC unveils refund plan for substandard gasoline". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Taipower told to build wastewater treatment facility". Taipei Times. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  24. ^ "Taichung gas-fired generators approved". Taipei Times. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  25. ^ Chin, Jonathan (1 June 2019). "EPA signs off on environmental impact assessment of power plant upgrade plan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  26. ^ "Vote to affect a single plant". Taipei Times. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  27. ^ Chen, Ted (26 December 2018). "MOEA to rethink FIT rate calculation". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  28. ^ Wang, Lisa (30 November 2018). "Ministry cuts wind farm feed-in tariff". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  29. ^ "FIT plan to ruin offshore wind industry: local firm". Taipei Times. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  30. ^ Chen, Ted (31 January 2019). "Final feed-in tariff set for wind firms". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  31. ^ Kuo, Chia-erh (18 July 2018). "Special zone for solar power set up in Changhua". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  32. ^ Lin, Sean (30 June 2018). "KMT disputes wind power bids". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  33. ^ Lin, Chia-nan (3 November 2018). "Nuclear power opponents launch survey". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  34. ^ Lin, Chia-nan (5 November 2018). "Initiator, official debate nuclear energy proposal". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  35. ^ Lin, Chia-nan (25 December 2018). "Officials need to explain energy policies better: DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  36. ^ Chen, Ted (1 February 2019). "Nuclear power to be abolished in 2025". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  37. ^ Lee, Hsin-Yin (13 November 2021). "REFERENDUMS 2021/Nuclear advocate, opponent argue over safety issues in televised forum". Central News Agency. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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