Chen Chien-jen
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Chen Chien-jen KSGKHS |
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| 陳建仁 | |
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| Vice President of the Republic of China | |
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Assumed office 20 May 2016 |
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| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Preceded by | Wu Den-yih |
| Minister of the National Science Council | |
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In office 25 January 2006 – 19 May 2008 |
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| Deputy | Yang Hung-duen |
| Preceded by | Maw-Kuen Wu |
| Succeeded by | Lee Lou-chuang |
| Minister of Health | |
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In office 18 May 2003 – 1 February 2005 |
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| Premier | Yu Shyi-kun |
| Preceded by | Twu Shiing-jer |
| Succeeded by | Wang Hsiu-hong (Acting) Hou Sheng-mao |
| Personal details | |
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6 June 1951 Cishan, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan (now part of Kaohsiung) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Luo Feng-ping (羅鳳蘋) |
| Residence | Ping’an Residence |
| Alma mater |
National Taiwan University Johns Hopkins University |
| Profession | Epidemiologist |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Chen Chien-jen KSG KHS (Chinese: 陳建仁; pinyin: Chén Jiànrén; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kiàn-jîn, born 6 June 1951) is the Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He is an epidemiologist by training and was formerly vice president of Academia Sinica, Taiwan's premier research institution. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Fu Jen Catholic University.
His father was former Kaohsiung County Magistrate Chen Hsin-an. Chen obtained a master's degree in public health from the National Taiwan University, and received his Sc.D in human genetics and epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University in 1977 and 1982, respectively. He began his medical career by researching hepatitis B, and helped raise awareness about vaccination for the disease in Taiwan. Chen further researched on the liver cancer risk of people with hepatitis B. Chen also discovered a link from arsenic to blackfoot disease. The arsenic research lead to the revision of international health standards for arsenic exposure.
Chen served as Minister of Health from 2003 to 2005. As health minister, he was praised for effectively managing the SARS epidemic through quarantine and screening procedures, despite Taiwan's non-membership in the World Health Organization complicating the coordination of research efforts. Chen led the National Science Council from 2006 to 2008.
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