Eugene Chien

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Eugene Chien
簡又新
Environmental Protection Administration
In office 22 August 1987 – 31 May 1991
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jaw Shaw-kong
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 1984 – 31 January 1987
Constituency	Taipei
Personal details
Born	(1946-02-04) February 4, 1946 (age 78) Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	National Taiwan University (B.S.) New York University (Ph.D.)
Profession	Diplomat and politician

Eugene You-hsin Chien (Chinese: 簡又新; pinyin: Jiǎn Yòuxīn; Wade–Giles: Chiěn Yòu-hsīn; born 4 February 1946) is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat.^[1] He served as Foreign Minister of the Republic of China from 2002 to 2004.

Career

Eugene Chien, born in Taiwan in 1946, received his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering at National Taiwan University and Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics at New York University.

After receiving his Ph.D. at the age of 27, Chien taught in

.

In 1982, he hosted a national broadcasting TV program High Technology, in which he introduced various advanced technologies across the world to increase the public's interests in this subject. The program was well received amongst the public reaching over 30% of all viewers and subsequently obtained the Golden Bell Awards in Taiwan.

In 1983, Chien was elected as a legislator (Member of Parliament) in

with the highest number of votes. He was re-elected again in 1986. Throughout his political career, Chien served three different presidents from two different major political parties in Taiwan.

Chien was appointed as the first Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) under Chiang Ching-kuo's presidency. In 1991, during Lee Teng-hui's presidency, he was appointed as the Minister of Transportation and Communications and Representative of Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom (Ambassador), and Senior Advisor of National Security Council.

In 1998 he was conferred an Honorary Fellowship by Cardiff University Wales, UK. In 2000, during President Chen Shui-bian's presidency, Chien was appointed as the Deputy Secretary General of the Office of the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In 2007, Chien founded Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE). He has led a variety of activities both at home and abroad in order to raise public awareness on climate change and sustainable energy. As part of his efforts, he has started to host a weekend national radio show on

and Global Views Monthly.

References

Category21st-century Taiwanese politicians