Tsai Bih-hwang (; born 1945) is a Taiwanese politician. He was elected to two nonconsecutive terms on the

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, serving from 1990 to 1993, and 1996 to 1999. Tsai was subsequently appointed to the

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in 2002, and led the Examination Yuan's

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between 2010 and 2016.

Education and early career

Tsai completed a bachelor's and master's degrees in education at

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, then obtained a doctorate in the same subject at

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. He has published research articles in the ''Journal of National Taiwan Normal University'', and editorials in the ''

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''. Tsai taught at the primary and high school levels, was a professor at National Taiwan Normal University, and served as a member or executive or executive on several organizations, including the Wenshan

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, the Republic of China Recreation Association, Ke-Tsai Family Association in Taipei, the Cerebral Palsy Association of the Republic of China, the National Education Association of the Republic of China, and the Consumer Foundation.

Political career

Tsai was a member of the

from 1990 to 1993. He did not win reelection in December 1992, but stood for election in December 1995 as a member of the

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proportional representation party list, and returned to the legislature. In the midst of the

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, Tsai was interviewed by ''

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'' about the status of

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. Tsai, a member of the

, served the party as leader of the

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and headed the Culture Working Group of the . In 2002, Tsai was named a minister without portfolio and member of the

. In his Examination Yuan role, Tsai announced the passage of a new pension program for civil servants in November 2005. He was renominated for a second term in 2008. During his reconfirmation hearing, legislator Kuan Bi-ling noted that Tsai and several other nominees held a Permanent Resident Card issued by the United States. The

Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, 馬英九, born 13 July 1950) is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese politician who served as president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. Previously, he served as justice minister from 1993 to 1996 and mayor of Taipei from ...

presidential administration confirmed that Tsai had relinquished his residency in the United States, and he was reappointed to the Examination Yuan as a minister without portfolio. After the National Academy of Civil Service replaced the National Civil Service Institute on 26 March 2010, Tsai led the NACS as president. In October 2010, Tsai was appointed chairperson of the

. He was renominated to lead the commission for a second term, which began on 1 September 2014. Tsai resigned from the commission in May 2016.

References

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