Chen Tain-jy
Chen Tain-jy | |
|---|---|
| 陳添枝 | |
| Minister of National Development Council | |
| In office 20 May 2016 – 7 September 2017 | |
| Deputy | Kung Ming-hsin, Tseng Shu-cheng, Kao Shien-quey |
| Preceded by | Lin Chu-chia |
| Succeeded by | Chen Mei-ling |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 20 May 2016 – 2017 | |
| Premier | Lin Chuan |
| Succeeded by | Hsu Kuo-yung |
| Minister of Council for Economic Planning and Development | |
| In office 20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ho Mei-yueh |
| Succeeded by | Tsai Hsun-hsiung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1953 |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS) Pennsylvania State University (PhD) |
Chen Tain-jy (Chinese: 陳添枝; pinyin: Chén Tiānzhī) is a Taiwanese economist. He was the Minister of National Development Council from 2016 to 2017.
Education
Chen graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, then completed doctoral studies in the United States, where he earned his Ph.D. in economics from Pennsylvania State University in 1983 under economics professor Eric Bond.[1][2] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Foreign investment, duty-free zones, and national welfare".[3] He then returned to Taiwan to teach at NTU.
Political career
He led the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 2008 to 2009, during the Ma Ying-jeou administration, and returned to government work in 2016 to serve as minister of the National Development Council.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Tain Jy Chen - College of Social Sciences, NTU". Archived from the original on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ^ "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)".
- ^ "FOREIGN INVESTMENT, DUTY-FREE ZONES, AND NATIONAL WELFARE - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "More Cabinet lineup announced".
- ^ "Additional future Cabinet members announced by DPP".
- ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com.