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Chen Chi-chung
Agriculture Minister of Taiwan from 2018 to 2023 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chen Chi-chung (Chinese: 陳吉仲; pinyin: Chén Jízhòng; born March 29, 1966) is a Taiwanese economist. He was the Minister of Agriculture from August 2023 to September 2023. He was previously the Minister of the Council of Agriculture between 14 January 2019 to 31 July 2023.
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Education
Chen graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics and a master's degree in agricultural economics. He then earned his Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Texas A&M University in the United States.[1] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Development and application of a linked global trade-detailed United States agricultural sector analysis system".[2]
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Early career
Chen was appointed as distinguished professor at National Chung Hsing University in 2008–2016. In 2011, he was appointed as the secretary-general of the university and served the position until 2015.[1]
Political career
In January–May 2016, he was appointed as the chairperson of Rural Economics Society of Taiwan. On 20 May 2016, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Council of Agriculture and served until 13 January 2019 before he was appointed Minister the day after.[1][3][4][5][6] On 19 September 2023, Chen resigned from the Ministry of Agriculture.[7][8]
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- Himself as Minister of Council of Agriculture
- Himself as Minister of Agriculture
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