Huang Pi-twan (; born 14 November 1945) is a Taiwanese politician. She was the political deputy minister of the

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from 2013 to 2014. Previously, she had served as minister of the

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between 2008 and 2009.

Education

Huang obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; ) is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as the seventh of the Imperial Universities. It was named Taihoku Imperial University and served d ...

in 1968 and 1971, respectively, and her doctorate in literature from the

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in the

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in 1980.

Academic career

After completing graduate school, Huang returned to Taiwan to become an associate professor and then chairperson at the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature of

National Sun Yat-sen University National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU; ) is a public research-intensive university renowned as an official think tank scholars' community, located in Sizihwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. NSYSU is listed as one of six national research universities, ...

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from 1980 to 1992. From 1992 to 1995, she was the deputy director of National Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Center in

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. From 1995 to 1997, she served as the chairperson of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature of

National Chi Nan University National Chi Nan University (NCNU; )The name of the university is translated using Chinese word order. By English grammar rules, it is Chi Nan National University. is a university located in Puli Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. History Fou ...

(NCNU) in

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. From 1997 to 2000, she headed the Department of Higher Education of the

. In 2000, she became the dean of the College of Humanities of NCNU. Huang served a six-year term as president of

Tainan National University of the Arts Tainan National University of the Arts (TNNUA; ) is an arts university in Guantian District, Tainan, Taiwan. The campus is in the countryside; beside the campus there is a reservoir. Many international guest professors visit. The architect for ...

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from 2000 to 2006. From 2006 to 2007, she was a department chair

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in Taipei City. After a promotion to Political Deputy Minister for 2013–2014, Huang left the Ministry of Education and was named the leader of

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's Taipei Chinese Center.

References

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