Chien Tai-lang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chien.

Chien Tai-lang
簡太郎
Secretary-General of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China
In office 24 January 2015 – 20 May 2016
Preceded by	Lee Shih-chuan
Succeeded by	Chen Mei-ling[1]
Minister without Portfolio
In office 7 February 2014 – December 2014
Preceded by	Huang Kuang-nan
Deputy Secretary-General of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China
In office 18 February 2013 – 7 February 2014
Secretary-General	Chen Wei-zen
Political Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Republic of China
In office 2009 – 18 February 2013
Minister	Jiang Yi-huah Lee Hong-yuan
Succeeded by	Hsiao Chia-chi[2]
Administrative Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Republic of China
In office 1999–2009
Minister	Huang Chu-wen Chang Po-ya Yu Cheng-hsien Su Jia-chyuan Lee I-yang Liao Liou-yi Jiang Yi-huah
Secretary-General of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of China
In office 1996–1999
Chairperson	Lin Fong-cheng Yeh Chin-fong Huang Chu-wen
Personal details
Born	(1947-02-15) 15 February 1947 (age 77) Sinyuan, Pingtung County, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Education	National Chung Hsing University (BA) National Chengchi University

Chien Tai-lang (Chinese: 簡太郎; pinyin: Jiǎn Tàiláng; born 15 February 1947) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan from 2015 to 2016.

Education

Chien obtained his bachelor's degree in sociology from National Chung Hsing University in 1970 and a diploma in public administration from National Chengchi University in 1990.[3]

Political careers

In 1996-1999, Chen was appointed as secretary-general of Central Election Commission. In 1999, he went into the Ministry of the Interior when he was appointed as the administrative deputy minister in 1999-2009 and political deputy minister in 2009-2013. In 2013, he was appointed as the deputy secretary-general of Executive Yuan and in 2014 he became the Minister without Portfolio.[3]

2014 Pingtung County Magistrate election

In 2014, Chien was the Kuomintang candidate for Magistrate of Pingtung County, losing to Pan Men-an of the Democratic Progressive Party.[4]

2014 Pingtung County Magistrate Election Result
No.	Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
1	Chien Tai-lang	KMT	182,027	37.07%
2	Pan Men-an	DPP	308,953	62.93%

References

1. "More Cabinet lineup announced - Focus Taiwan".
2. "Kuomintang News Network". Kmt.org.tw. 2013-02-07. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
3. "CHIEN Tai-lang, Secretary-General". Executive Yuan. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
4. "2014 ELECTIONS: Interview: KMT's Chien says Pingtung County needs his skills". taipeitimes.com. November 2014.