Preceded by Tchen Yu-chiou Nationality Taiwanese | Succeeded by Chiu Kun-liang | |
Chen Chi-nan (Chinese: 陳其南; pinyin: Chén Qínán) is a Taiwanese anthropologist. He led the Council of Cultural Affairs from 2004 to 2006.
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Education
Chen received a master's degree in anthropology from National Taiwan University and a doctorate in the subject from Yale University. He then worked as a researcher at the Academia Sinica and taught anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the University of Virginia. After returning to Taiwan, Chen joined the college of humanities and social sciences at National Chiao Tung University, where he later became dean.
Political career
Chen was named the vice chairman of the Council for Cultural Affairs from 1994 to 1997. In January 2002, he was appointed a minister without portfolio in charge of education and culture. Chen became chairman of the Council of Cultural Affairs in May 2004. He and all members of the Executive Yuan led by Frank Hsieh resigned en masse on 24 January 2006.
In 2014, Chen helped Ko Wen-je select the head of Taipei's department of cultural affairs.