Chen Chien-jen

Chen Chien-jen^[2] OS KSG KHS (Chinese: 陳建仁; Wade–Giles: Chen² Chien⁴-jen², born 6 June 1951) is a Taiwanese epidemiologist and politician. He has been the premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2023. He was the Vice President of Taiwan from 2016 to 2020.

His Excellency Chen Chien-jen OS KSG KHS
陳建仁
Official portrait, 2024
31st Premier of Taiwan
In office 31 January 2023 – 20 May 2024
President	Tsai Ing-wen
Vice Premier	Cheng Wen-tsan
Preceded by	Su Tseng-chang
Succeeded by	Cho Jung-tai
11th Vice President of Taiwan
In office 20 May 2016 – 20 May 2020
President	Tsai Ing-wen
Preceded by	Wu Den-yih
Succeeded by	Lai Ching-te
Vice Chairman of National Security Council
In office 20 May 2016 – 20 May 2020
Chairwoman	Tsai Ing-wen
Preceded by	Wu Den-yih
Succeeded by	Lai Ching-te
Vice President of Academia Sinica
In office 18 October 2011 – 16 November 2015
AS President	Chi-Huey Wong
Preceded by	Andrew H. J. Wang
Succeeded by	Andrew H. J. Wang
Minister of the National Science Council
In office 25 January 2006 – 19 May 2008
Premier	Su Tseng-chang Chang Chun-hsiung
Deputy	Wu Tsung-tsong Yang Hung-duen
Preceded by	Maw-Kuen Wu
Succeeded by	Lee Lou-chuang
Minister of Health
In office 18 May 2003 – 1 February 2005
Premier	Yu Shyi-kun
Preceded by	Twu Shiing-jer
Succeeded by	Wang Hsiu-hong (acting) Hou Sheng-mao
Personal details
Born	(1951-06-06) 6 June 1951 (age 73) Cishan, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan (now Kaohsiung)
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party (since 2022)
Spouse(s)	Lo Feng-ping (羅鳳蘋)[1]
Alma mater	National Taiwan University Johns Hopkins University
Profession	Epidemiologist
Awards	Order of Dr. Sun Yat-sen

Chen Chien-jen
Traditional Chinese	陳建仁
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Jiànrén Wade–Giles Ch'ên2 Chien4-jên2 Tongyong Pinyin Chén Jiànrén IPA [ʈʂʰə̌n tɕjɛ̂n.ɻə̌n] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tân Kiàn-jîn