Chen Chwen-jing
Chen Chwen-jing (Chinese: 陳純敬; pinyin: Chén Chúnjìng) or Jonathan Chen[3] is a Taiwanese politician. He has served as the Deputy Minister of the Interior between March 2014 to May 2016, having previously served in the Ministry of Transportation and Communications from 2013 to 2014.[4]
Chen Chwen-jing | |
|---|---|
| 陳純敬 | |
| Deputy Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 8 March 2014 – 20 May 2016 | |
| Minister | Chen Wei-zen |
| Preceded by | Hsiao Chia-chi[1] |
| Succeeded by | Hua Ching-chun |
| Political Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications | |
| In office 18 February 2013 – 8 March 2014 | |
| Minister | Yeh Kuang-shih |
| Preceded by | Yeh Kuang-shih |
| Succeeded by | Chen Jian-yu |
| Deputy Minister of Public Construction Commission of the Executive Yuan | |
| In office 20 May 2012 – 18 February 2013 | |
| Minister | Chern Jenn-chuan |
| Preceded by | Wu Kuo-an[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Taiwan |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University Soochow University North Carolina State University |
ROC Transportation and Communications Political Deputy Ministry edit
Taiwan HSR explosive device discovery incident edit
Commenting on the criticism on the slow evacuation during the discovery of explosive device inside Taiwan High Speed Rail on 12 April 2013, speaking at Legislative Yuan in mid April 2013, Chen responded that the MOTC will review evacuation measures for Taiwan railways systems.[5]
Stopover by Mainland Chinese in Taiwan edit
Speaking in early February 2014 at a forum on economics and finance legislation, Chen said that negotiating with Mainland China to allow Mainland Chinese to transit stop in Taiwan heading to a third destination will be a very important issues on cross-strait transportation, especially after the establishment of three links in 2008 between the two sides. The current obstacle is that the Chinese mainland government requires their own people to have an entry permit to enter Taiwan, even for just a transfer.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Deputy interior minister to serve as Cabinet deputy secretary general | Politics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS". Focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ^ "Taipei Times". Taipei Times. 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ^ "Deputy minister fills in as Chunghwa Post chairman". Taipei Times. 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ^ "Minister Of Motc - Ministry Of Transportation And Communications R.O.C". Motc.gov.tw. 2005-06-20. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ^ "Nation's counterterrorism measures are strengthened". Taipei Times. 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ^ "Official says opening layovers for Chinese travelers is crucial". The China Post. Retrieved 2014-04-25.