Preceded by Cai Xunxiong Role Politician Name Chang Jin-fu | Nationality Taiwan Succeeded by Lin Junq-tzer | |
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Minister Liu Zhaoxuan
Huang Zhentai Born 9 March 1948 (age 76)
Taipei County, Taiwan ( 1948-03-09 ) Alma mater National Taiwan University
University of California, Berkeley Education National Taiwan University, University of California, Berkeley | ||
Chang Jin-fu (Chinese: 張進福; pinyin: Zhāng Jìnfú) (born 9 March 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Governor of Taiwan Province from 2009 to 2010.
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Early life
Chang was born in Taipei County in 1948. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University (NTU) in 1970 and his doctoral degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley in the United States in 1977.
Early career
Upon graduation, Chang returned to Taiwan and spent most of his career in the academic world. He spent much of his early career time in teaching and research at the Department of Electrical Engineering of NTU, where he went through different positions and ranks from teaching assistant, instructor, associate professor to professor. He also served as the Chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering of NTU for two years and Acting Dean of the Department of Engineering of NTU for two months.
He taught twice between 1982 and 1985 for 1.5 years at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, United States. He served as the Director of Science and Technology Advisory Office of the ROC Ministry of Education in July 1987 until June 1990. He became the Dean of Academic Affairs of National Central University in 1991-1994.