Preceded by Twu Shiing-jer Name Chen Chien-jen Succeeded by Hou Sheng-mao Spouse Luo Feng Ping | Preceded by Office established Parents Chen Hsin-an Succeeded by Lee Lou-chuang | |
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Born June 6, 1951 (age 72)
Kaohsiung County, Taiwan (now part of Kaohsiung) ( 1951-06-06 ) Alma mater National Taiwan University
Johns Hopkins University Education National Taiwan University, Johns Hopkins University Similar People Tsai Ing‑wen, Chi‑Huey Wong, Yuan T Lee, Perng Fai‑nan, Pan‑Chyr Yang | ||
Kmt lawmakers attack tsai s running mate chen chien jen for old plagiarism charges
Chen Chien-jen (Chinese: 陳建仁; pinyin: Chén Jiànrén; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kiàn-jîn, born 6 June 1951) is the Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He is an epidemiologist by training and was formerly vice president of Academia Sinica, Taiwan's premier research institution. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fu Jen Catholic University.
Contents
- Kmt lawmakers attack tsai s running mate chen chien jen for old plagiarism charges
- Dpp presidential candidate tsai ing wen and running mate chen chien jen register for election
- Career as researcher
- Political career
- 2016 Republic of China presidential and vice presidential election
- Honours and awards
- References
Dpp presidential candidate tsai ing wen and running mate chen chien jen register for election
Career as researcher
His father, Chen Hsin-an, served as Kaohsiung County Magistrate from 1954 to 1957. Chen obtained a master's degree in public health from the National Taiwan University, and received his Sc.D in human genetics and epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University in 1977 and 1982, respectively. He began his medical career by researching hepatitis B, and helped raise awareness about vaccination for the disease in Taiwan. Chen further researched on the liver cancer risk of people with hepatitis B. Chen also discovered a link from arsenic to blackfoot disease. The arsenic research lead to the revision of international health standards for arsenic exposure.
Political career
Chen served as Minister of Health from 2003 to 2005. As health minister, he was praised for effectively managing the SARS epidemic through quarantine and screening procedures, despite Taiwan's non-membership in the World Health Organization complicating the coordination of research efforts. Chen led the National Science Council from 2006 to 2008.
2016 Republic of China presidential and vice presidential election
On 16 November 2015, Chen was confirmed as the running mate for Tsai Ing-wen in the 2016 Taiwanese presidential election after media speculation earlier in the month. During the campaign, Chen became known by the nickname Brother Da-jen (大仁哥), after a character portrayed by Chen Bolin on the romantic drama In Time with You. Chen is the first Catholic Vice Presidential nominee in Taiwan. On 16 January 2016, Tsai and Chen won the presidential election in a landslide. Chen took up his post as Vice President on 20 May 2016.