Chen Chien-liang

For the Taiwanese track cyclist, see Chen Chien-liang (cyclist).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Chien-liang (Chinese: 陳建良; pinyin: Chén Jiànliáng; born November 19, 1963) is a Taiwanese economist. He was the deputy minister of the National Development Council of the Executive Yuan since 22 January 2014.

Chen Chien-liang
陳建良
Deputy Minister of National Development Council of the Republic of China
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 January 2014
Minister	Kuan Chung-ming
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Lin Huan
Deputy Minister of Council for Economic Planning and Development of the Republic of China
In office 2013 – 21 January 2014
Minister	Kuan Chung-ming
Preceded by	Wu Ming-ji
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1963-11-19) November 19, 1963 (age 61) Tainan, Taiwan
Education	National Chengchi University (BA, MA) University of California, Los Angeles (MA, PhD)

Early life and education

Chen was born on November 19, 1963, in Tainan.^[1] He graduated from National Chengchi University with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1987 and a master's degree in economics in 1989. He then completed doctoral studies in the United States, where he earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) in 1995 and his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1995 under economics professors Arnold Harberger and Duncan Thomas.^[2] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Household consumption and saving behavior: evidence from Taiwanese household surveys".^[1]

See also

• National Development Council (Republic of China)