Chen Chien-jen (; born 11 August 1939) is a Taiwanese diplomat.
Political career
Chen served in the Legislative Yuan for one term from 1993 to 1996. He was then named the minister of the
Government Information Office
The Government Information Office, Executive Yuan (GIO; ) was a cabinet-level agency of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (the Republic of China) in charge of promoting government policies and regulating domestic media.
History
In April 1947, the ...
in 1998. The next year, he was appointed to lead the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chen planned to retire after stepping down at the end of President
Lee Teng-hui's final term in 2000. However, Lee's successor
Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bian (; born 12 October 1950) is a retired Taiwanese politician and lawyer who served as the president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2000 to 2008. Chen was the first president from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) whic ...
asked Chen Chien-jen to reconsider. Chen eventually chose to accept the post of representative to the United States. He postponed retirement again in 2004 to become the representative to the European Union and Belgium. Chen was succeeded by Michael Kau in July 2006.
During
Hung Hsiu-chu
Hung Hsiu-chu (; born 7 April 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. As a member of the Kuomintang (KMT), she has served the party as a Deputy Chairperson and Deputy Secretary-General. Hung was first elected to the legislature in 1990, and was the Vi ...
's 2016 presidential campaign, Chen was one of her diplomatic advisers.
References
1939 births
Living people
Republic of China politicians from Shanghai
Taiwanese Ministers of Foreign Affairs
Representatives of Taiwan to Belgium
Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan
Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan
Taiwanese people from Shanghai
Chinese Civil War refugees
Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan
Representatives of Taiwan to the European Union
Representatives of Taiwan to the United States
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