Chen Tain-jy

Chen Tain-jy
陳添枝
Minister of National Development Council
In office
20 May 2016 – 7 September 2017
DeputyKung Ming-hsin, Tseng Shu-cheng, Kao Shien-quey
Preceded byLin Chu-chia
Succeeded byChen Mei-ling
Minister without Portfolio
In office
20 May 2016 – 2017
PremierLin Chuan
Succeeded byHsu Kuo-yung
Minister of Council for Economic Planning and Development
In office
20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009
Preceded byHo Mei-yueh
Succeeded byTsai Hsun-hsiung
Personal details
Born (1953-06-24) 24 June 1953
EducationNational Taiwan University (BS)
Pennsylvania State University (PhD)

Chen Tain-jy (Chinese: 陳添枝; pinyin: Chén Tiānzhī) is a Taiwanese economist. He was the Minister of National Development Council from 2016 to 2017.

Education

Chen graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, then completed doctoral studies in the United States, where he earned his Ph.D. in economics from Pennsylvania State University in 1983 under economics professor Eric Bond.[1][2] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Foreign investment, duty-free zones, and national welfare".[3] He then returned to Taiwan to teach at NTU.

Political career

He led the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 2008 to 2009, during the Ma Ying-jeou administration, and returned to government work in 2016 to serve as minister of the National Development Council.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Tain Jy Chen - College of Social Sciences, NTU". Archived from the original on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. ^ "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)".
  3. ^ "FOREIGN INVESTMENT, DUTY-FREE ZONES, AND NATIONAL WELFARE - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  4. ^ "More Cabinet lineup announced".
  5. ^ "Additional future Cabinet members announced by DPP".
  6. ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com.