Chern Jenn-chuan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chern.
Chern Jenn-chuan
陳振川
Minister without Portfolio and Minister of Public Construction Commission of the Republic of China
In office
6 February 2012[1] – 1 August 2013
DeputyYan Jeou-rong
Teng Min-chih
Preceded byLee Hong-yuan
Succeeded byYan Jeou-rong (acting)[2]
Chen Shi-shuenn
Deputy Minister of Public Construction Commission of the Republic of China
In office
May 2008 – 5 February 2012
MinisterFan Liang-shiow
Lee Hong-yuan
Personal details
Born28 July 1954 (1954-07-28) (age 70)
Jinhu, Kinmen, Fujian
NationalityRepublic of China
EducationNational Taiwan University (BS)
Rice University (MS)
Northwestern University (PhD)

Chern Jenn-chuan (Chinese: 陳振川; pinyin: Chén Zhènchuān; born 28 July 1954) is a Taiwanese businessman, academic, and politician. Jenn-Chuan Chern is a Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at National Taiwan University. He currently serves as the CEO of the Tang Prize Foundation, which is responsible for the planning and development of events associated with the Tang Prize. Chern has served in several important roles in the cabinet of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China, Taiwan, such as Minister without Portfolio and Minister of the Public Construction Commission of the Executive Yuan .[3][4] He was responsible for the promotion of sustainable public infrastructure, taking into consideration the needs of the environment, ecology, and disaster prevention.

Chern has assumed the roles of the deputy CEO and the CEO for the Morakot Post-Disaster Reconstruction Council from 2009 to 2014. Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan on Aug. 8, 2009, bringing torrential rainfall that triggered flooding and landslides across central and southern Taiwan. Chern became an expert in hazard mitigation and post-disaster reconstruction in Taiwan. Due to his outstanding service in the cabinet, he received the first class medal of merit from the Executive Yuan of Taiwan. And in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Typhoon Morakot Post-Disaster reconstruction, he received the Third Class Order of Brilliant Star with Violet Grand Cordon from the President in 2015.

  1. ^ "Cabinet reshuffle sees 16 new names". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  2. ^ "Cabinet reshuffle aimed at enhancing public well-being: premier | Politics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS". Focustaiwan.tw. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  3. ^ "Public Construction Commission Executive Yuan-English". Pcc.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  4. ^ "Deputy Minister Jenn-Chuan Chern". Pcc.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-29.