Preceded by Huang Jung-tsun Name Tu Cheng-sheng Nationality Republic of China | Occupation Politician | |
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Alma mater National University of TainanNational Taiwan University Party Democratic Progressive Party | ||
Tu cheng sheng stands up for the taiwanese
Tu Cheng-sheng (Chinese: 杜正勝; pinyin: Dù Zhèngshèng) is a Taiwanese politician and historian. Tu served as the Minister of Education of the Republic of China during Chen Shui-bian's second term as President.
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- Tu cheng sheng stands up for the taiwanese
- Educational background and career
- Scientific activity
- Personality
- Publications
- References
Educational background and career
Tu Cheng-sheng graduated from the Provincial Tainan Normal University (present-day National University of Tainan) in 1966. He also attended the National Taiwan University in 1970 and majored in history (bachelor's degree 1970, master's degree 1974). He is a specialist in the history of ancient Chinese society, culture and medicine.
He used to be the director of the National Palace Museum and a research center on history and languages of the Academia Sinica, professor of the National Tsing Hua University.
Scientific activity
In articles of 1986, 1987 and 1992 Tu explored semblance between the city-states of the ancients Western civilization and the state formations of early China.
Personality
Tu gained notoriety for his colorful and abrasive behavior. After being filmed asleep at a 2007 meeting of the Legislative Yuan, he was photographed picking his nose in response to public criticism. Also that year, he grabbed a reporter's microphone and shoved a cameraman into a wall.