Timothy Yang

Timothy Yang 楊進添
Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China
In office 27 September 2012 – 12 February 2015[1]
President	Ma Ying-jeou
Deputy	Lo Chih-chiang and Hsiung Kuang-hua
Preceded by	Tseng Yung-chuan
Succeeded by	Tseng Yung-chuan
Foreign Minister of the Republic of China
In office 10 September 2009 – 27 September 2012
Deputy	Shen Lyu-shun and Kuoyu Tung
Preceded by	Francisco Ou
Succeeded by	David Lin
ROC Representative to Indonesia
In office August 2007[2] – 10 September 2009
Succeeded by	Andrew Hsia[3]
ROC Representative to Australia
In office 2000–2005
ROC Representative to Ireland
In office 1988–1991
Personal details
Born	1 July 1942 (1942-07) (age 74) Ershui, Changhua, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	National Chengchi University
Profession	Diplomat

Timothy Yang or Yang Chin-tien (Chinese: 楊進添; pinyin: Yáng Jìntiān; born 1 July 1942) is a Taiwanese diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China, serving under President Ma Ying-Jeou. ^[4]

Early life

Yang was born in Ershui, Changhua County^[5] and earned his bachelor's degree in diplomacy at the National Chengchi University.

Foreign Minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

When veteran diplomat Francisco Ou resigned with the Cabinet of Premier Liu Chao-Shiuan in September 2009, President Ma Ying-Jeou named Yang to the post, to serve in the newly formed Cabinet of incoming Premier Wu Den-yih.^[6] Prior to becoming Foreign Minister, Yang served as representative to Ireland,^[7] Australia,^[8] and Indonesia.^[9] As Minister of Foreign Affairs he also holds the position of Vice-Chairman within the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.

ROC Presidential Office Secretary-General

ROC Presidential Office Building Truck Attack

Commenting on the truck attack to the ROC Presidential Office Building on January 2014, Yang said that a team will be established and charged with improving security around the building.^[10]

See also

• President of the Republic of China

References

1. ↑ "NSC Secretary-General King Pu-tsung stepping down". focustaiwan.tw. 
2. ↑ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/08/09/taiwan-names-new-representative-ri.html
3. ↑ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/12/taiwan-appoints-senior-official-new-teto-chief.html
4. ↑ Deputy Secretary-General to the President. "Secretary-General to the President". English.president.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-07. 
5. ↑ "Timothy Yang Video | Interviews". Ovguide.com. Retrieved 2014-05-07. 
6. ↑ "ANN". Asianewsnet.net. Retrieved 2014-05-07. 
7. ↑ "大紀元 - 悉尼僑界舉辦楊進添代表榮調歡送餐會". Epochtimes.com. Retrieved 2014-05-07. 
8. ↑ "最新、最貼近你的新聞和輿論資訊平台". imtv. Retrieved 2014-05-07. 
9. ↑ "404". cna.com.tw. 
10. ↑ "Bullet-proof door blocked truck within seconds: official". The China Post. 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2014-05-07.