Chen Chin-jang

Chen Chin-jang (Chinese: 陳金讓; pinyin: Chén Jīnràng; born 1 February 1935) is a Taiwanese politician. He sat on the National Assembly from 1992 to 2005, and served as Minister of Examination between 1996 and 1999.

Chen Chin-jang
陳金讓
Official portrait, 1999
Acting Speaker of the National Assembly
In office 8 September 1999 – 19 May 2000
Preceded by	Su Nan-cheng
Succeeded by	Office disestablished
Member of the National Assembly
In office 31 May 2005 – 7 June 2005
In office 20 May 1992 – 20 May 2000
Constituency	Party-list
8th Secretary-General of the National Assembly
In office 31 January 1992 – September 1996[a]
Speaker	Frederick Chien
Preceded by	Chu Shih-lieh
Succeeded by	Chen Chuan
10th Minister of Examination
In office 4 September 1996 – 20 January 1999
President	Hsu Shui-teh
Preceded by	Wang Tso-jung
Succeeded by	Wu Wan-lan
Personal details
Born	(1935-02-01) 1 February 1935 (age 90) Taiwan
Political party	Kuomintang
Education	Soochow University (LLB)

Early life and education

Chen was born in Taiwan on 1 February 1935. He graduated from Soochow University in Taipei with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1958.^[1]

Political career

Soon after his 1991 election to the National Assembly, Chen was named secretary general of the legislative body. He served in the role until September 1996, when he became minister of examination. Chen retained his seat in the parliament in the 1996 election, and was the body's acting speaker between 1999 and 2000. In this position, he oversaw the vote that transferred many of the Assembly's powers to the Legislative Yuan.^[2] When elections for the National Assembly were next held in 2005, all seats were elected via proportional representation, and Chen was ranked first on the Kuomintang party list.^[3] Chen was subsequently elected to the fourth presidium of the National Assembly.^[4][5] In June 2000, Chen was elected to the Kuomintang's Central Standing Committee.^[6]

Chen supported Lien Chan's presidential campaign in 2000,^[7] and backed Ma Ying-jeou in 2012.^[8]

Notes

1. as acting until 26 March 1992