Timothy Yang

Timothy Yang
楊進添
Secretary-General to the President
In office
27 September 2012 – 12 February 2015[1]
PresidentMa Ying-jeou
DeputyLo Chih-chiang
Hsiung Kuang-hua
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
10 September 2009 – 27 September 2012
PremierWu Den-yih
Chen Chun
DeputyShen Lyu-shun
Kuoyu Tung
Preceded byFrancisco Ou
Succeeded byDavid Lin
Taiwanese Representative to Indonesia
In office
August 2007[2] – 10 September 2009
Succeeded byAndrew Hsia[3]
Taiwanese Representative to Australia
In office
2000–2005
Taiwanese Representative to Ireland
In office
1988–1991
Personal details
Born1 July 1942 (1942-07) (age 82)
Ershui, Changhua, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materNational Chengchi University
ProfessionDiplomat

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]

  1. ^ "NSC Secretary-General King Pu-tsung stepping down". focustaiwan.tw.
  2. ^ "Taiwan names new representative in RI | the Jakarta Post". Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Taiwan appoints senior official as new TETO chief". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010.
  4. ^ Deputy Secretary-General to the President. "Secretary-General to the President". English.president.gov.tw. Retrieved 7 May 2014.