Chen Chien-jen

For the diplomat, see Chen Chien-jen (born 1939).
In this Taiwanese name, the surname is Chen.
Chen Chien-jen
OS KSG KHS
陳建仁
Official portrait as Premier, 2024
31st Premier of the Republic of China
In office
31 January 2023 – 20 May 2024
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
Vice PremierCheng Wen-tsan
Preceded bySu Tseng-chang
Succeeded byCho Jung-tai
11th Vice President of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2016 – 20 May 2020
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
Preceded byWu Den-yih
Succeeded byLai Ching-te
Additional office
Vice Chairman of the National Security Council
Ex-officio
20 May 2016 – 20 May 2020
ChairwomanTsai Ing-wen
Secretary-General
List
Preceded byWu Den-yih
Succeeded byLai Ching-te
Vice President of the Academia Sinica
In office
18 October 2011 – 16 November 2015
PresidentChi-Huey Wong
Preceded byAndrew H. J. Wang
Succeeded byAndrew H. J. Wang
12th Minister of the National Science Council
In office
25 January 2006 – 19 May 2008
PremierSu Tseng-chang
Chang Chun-hsiung
DeputyWu Tsung-tsong
Yang Hung-duen
Preceded byMaw-Kuen Wu
Succeeded byLee Lou-chuang
9th Minister of the Department of Health
In office
18 May 2003 – 1 February 2005
PremierYu Shyi-kun
Preceded byTwu Shiing-jer
Succeeded byWang Hsiu-hong (acting)
Hou Sheng-mao
Personal details
Born (1951-06-06) 6 June 1951 (age 73)
Cishan, Taiwan
Political partyIndependent (before 2022)
DPP (2022–present)
SpouseLo Feng-ping[1][2]
EducationNational Taiwan University (BS, MPH)
Johns Hopkins University (DSc)
AwardsOrder of Dr. Sun Yat-sen
Chen Chien-jen
Traditional Chinese陳建仁
Simplified Chinese陈建仁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Jiànrén
Wade–GilesCh'ên2 Chien4-jên2
Tongyong PinyinChén Jiànrén
IPA[ʈʂʰə̌n tɕjɛ̂n.ɻə̌n]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTân Kiàn-jîn

Chen Chien-jen[3] OS KSG KHS (Chinese: 陳建仁; Wade–Giles: Chen2 Chien4-jen2, born 6 June 1951) is a Taiwanese epidemiologist and politician who served as vice president of the Republic of China from 2016 to 2020 and premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2023 to 2024 under President Tsai Ing-wen.

Chen joined the Chen Shui-bian presidential administration in 2003 as leader of the Department of Health, serving through 2005. He later headed the National Science Council between 2006 and 2008. Chen then served as a vice president of Academia Sinica from 2011 to 2015. Later that year, Chen joined Tsai Ing-wen on the Democratic Progressive Party presidential ticket and served as Vice President of Taiwan from 2016 to 2020. Chen joined the DPP in 2022 and was appointed premier in January 2023.

He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Fu Jen Catholic University before running for the presidential election and served as Fu Jen's Robert J. Ronald Chair Professor after leaving office.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference vpc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ku Chuan, Matt Yu, Elizabeth Hsu (1 January 2019). "President sings anthem at New Year's Day flag-hoisting ceremony". Focus Taiwan (in English and Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019. The president arrived at the ceremony venue at 6:20 a.m. accompanied by Chen, Chen's wife Lo Fong-ping (羅鳳蘋), Presidential Office Secretary-General Chen Chu (陳菊) and Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Vice President Chen". Office of President Republic of China (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020. Mr. Chen Chien-jen was born in Cishan Township, Kaohsiung County (now merged into Kaohsiung City) in 1951.
  4. ^ "The 18th Session of the Board of Trustees". Archived from the original on 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  5. ^ "輔仁大學學校財團法人董事會第 18 屆第 16 次會議摘要". Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  6. ^ "輔仁大學醫學院聘請中研院陳建仁院士 擔任第一屆劉建仁神父紀念講座教授". Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2020-07-24.