Chang San-cheng

Simon Chang
Chang San-cheng
張善政
Premier of the Republic of China
In office
1 February 2016 – 20 May 2016
Acting: 18 January 2016 – 1 February 2016
President Ma Ying-jeou
Vice Premier Woody Duh
Preceded by Mao Chi-kuo
Succeeded by Lin Chuan
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office
7 December 2014 – 1 February 2016
Premier Mao Chi-kuo
Preceded by Mao Chi-kuo
Succeeded by Woody Duh
Minister of Science and Technology
In office
3 March 2014 – 7 December 2014
Premier Jiang Yi-huah
Deputy Lin Yi-bing
Preceded by Cyrus Chu (National Science Council)
Succeeded by Lin Yi-bing (Acting)
Minister without Portfolio
In office
6 February 2012 – 2 March 2014
Premier Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
Preceded by ???
Succeeded by Chiang Been-huang
Personal details
Born (1954-06-24) 24 June 1954

Taiwan
Political party Independent
Alma mater National Taiwan University
Stanford University
Cornell University
Chang at Taipei IT Month

Chang San-cheng or Simon Chang[1] (Chinese: 張善政; pinyin: Zhāng Shànzhèng) (born 24 June 1954) is a Taiwanese politician who was Premier of the Republic of China from 1 February 2016 until 20 May 2016, a position to which he was confirmed by President Ma Ying-jeou on 25 January.[2] Before assuming the Premiership, he had served as Vice Premier from 8 December 2014.[3][4][5][6]

Education

Chang obtained his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from National Taiwan University in 1976. He then obtained his master's degree in civil and environmental engineering from Stanford University in 1977 and doctoral degree in civil and environmental engineering from Cornell University in 1981 in the United States.[7]

Early career

Upon graduation, Chang had served as a lecturer, associate professor and professor at the Department of Civil Engineering of the National Taiwan University from 1981 to 1990. He was the Director for National Center for High-Performance Computing from 1991 to 1997. From 1998 to 2000, he was the Director of the Department of Planning and Evaluation of National Science Council. Between 2000 and 2010, he worked for Acer Inc. as Vice President of the e-Enabling Service Business Group, and between 2010 and 2012, he worked for Google as the Director of Google's hardware operations in Asia.[8]

Political career

He was appointed as Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan in 2012. On March 3, 2014, the National Science Council was upgraded to the Ministry of Science and Technology, and Chang served as its first minister. On December 8, 2014, at a reformation of the Executive Yuan after the ruling KMT party lost the election, Chang became the Vice Premier.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Cabinet secretary-general to head MOI". The China Post. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Vice Premier Chang San-cheng to assume premiership". Executive Yuan. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Executive Yuan Officials". Ey.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  5. ↑ "Exclusive Interview with Chang San-cheng, Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan". Web.iii.org.tw. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  6. ↑ to 1 February 2016 "Premier picks new ministers in reshuffle". Taipei Times. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Chang San-cheng named Minister of Science and Technology(Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Press Releases)". Ey.gov.tw. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  8. ↑ http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/Member_Info.aspx?n=48E372B08993828D&s=EBA5F0008E260E4D
Political offices
Preceded by
Mao Chi-kuo		 Vice Premier of the Republic of China
2014–2016 		Succeeded by
Woody Duh
Premier of the Republic of China
2016 		Succeeded by
Lin Chuan
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