Chang Juu-en (; born 1951) is a Taiwanese engineer who served as Minister of the

Environmental Protection Administration The Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan (EPA, ) is a cabinet-level executive agency responsible for protecting and conserving the environment in the Republic of China (Taiwan). This also includes, air quality, noise control, m ...

from 2003 to 2005.

Early life and academic career

Chang was born in 1951 and raised on a farm in Taiwan. He earned a Ph.D in civil engineering from

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in Japan, after having studied at Taiwan's

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(NCKU). Chang began teaching at NCKU in 1982, and was named deputy minister of the

under the leadership of Hau Lung-pin in April 2001.

Environmental Protection Administration

Hau Lung-pin resigned from the Environmental Protection Administration on 1 October 2003, due to a disagreement on whether to implement referendum results despite concerns raised in a professional environmental impact assessment. Premier Yu Shyi-kun appointed Chang Juu-en to succeed Hau in an acting capacity after accepting Hau's resignation on 5 October. Upon taking office, Chang pushed the government to build more incinerators, a recommendation that incited severe backlash across Taiwan. He made attempts to regulate the recycling of e-waste. Chang was criticized in 2004 for proposing an expensive three-year action plan during an election year, as it was not a guarantee that he would be retained. However, he kept his post after the election, and worked to clean the

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. Chang resigned in April 2005 and returned to teaching at National Cheng Kung University.

References

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