Constituency Taichung 8th Succeeded by Philip Yang Political party Kuomintang | Preceded by Su Jun-pin Nationality Taiwanese Party Kuomintang | |
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Preceded by Shyu Jong-shyong (Taichung County 4th district) Born 2 March 1972 (age 45)
Fengyuan, Taichung County, Taiwan ( 1972-03-02 ) Education University of South Carolina, University of Pittsburgh, National Chengchi University Similar Wang Yu‑Min, Liao Kuo‑tung, Lo Chih‑cheng, Huang Chao‑shun, Yen Kuan‑heng Profiles | ||
Johnny Chiang (Chinese: 江啟臣; born 2 March 1972) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the penultimate minister of the Government Information Office from 2010 to 2011, a post he resigned to become a member of the Legislative Yuan in which he has served since 2012.
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Early career
Born in 1972, Chiang attended primary and secondary school in his hometown of Taichung before studying diplomacy at National Chengchi University. He earned a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh, followed by a doctorate at the University of South Carolina, both in the United States. He then taught at Soochow University, and worked in multiple positions at the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research.
Political career
He was named the head of the Government Information Office in 2010. When Chiang was selected as a Kuomintang candidate for the legislature in April 2011, he resigned the GIO position and was replaced by Philip Yang. Chiang was one of five former GIO officials to appear on the ballot. He won election in 2012, and again in 2016. Chiang was chosen as one of five conveners of the Legislative Yuan's constitutional amendment committee in 2015. He shared foreign and national defense committee convener duties with Liu Shih-fang in 2016.
Personal
Chiang is married to the daughter of former legislator Liu Shen-liang, with whom he has two children. One of his uncles is Antonio Chiang, a former National Security Council secretary-general.