Chen Hsiung-wen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Hsiung-wen (Chinese: 陳雄文; pinyin: Chén Xióngwén), also known by his English name Sherman Chen,^[1][2] is a Taiwanese engineer and politician. He was the Minister of Labor from 20 August 2014 until 20 May 2016.

Chen Hsiung-wen
陳雄文
Deputy Mayor of Kaoshiung
In office 16 August 2019 – 12 June 2020
Mayor	Han Kuo-yu
Preceded by	Hung Tung-wei [zh]
Minister of Labor of the Republic of China
In office 20 August 2014 – 20 May 2016
Deputy	Hao Feng-ming Kuo Fang-yu
Preceded by	Pan Shih-wei Hao Feng-ming (acting)
Succeeded by	Kuo Fang-yu
Deputy Mayor of Taipei City
In office 2011 – 20 August 2014
Mayor	Hau Lung-pin
Personal details
Born	12 July 1954 (1954-07-12) (age 71) Tainan, Taiwan
Political party	Kuomintang
Education	National Cheng Kung University (BS, MS)

Early life and education

Chen earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering and master's degree in environmental engineering from National Cheng Kung University.^[3]

Political career

Chen initially worked for the Kaohsiung City Government as the sub-division chief of the Public Works Bureau in 1984–1986, engineer of the Environmental Protection Bureau in 1986 and division chief of the same bureau in 1986–1989.

Chen then continued his work for the Environmental Protection Administration of the Executive Yuan as deputy director-general of the Department of Air Quality Protection and Noise Control in 1989–1992, director-general of the same department in 1992–2001, director of the Bureau of Environmental Inspection in 2001–2002, director-general of the Department of Waste Management in 2002–2005, inspector of the Recycling Fund Management Board in 2002–2004 and director-general of the Department of Comprehensive Planning in 2005–2006.

By 2007, Chen had been named leader of Taipei's department of economic development [zh].^[4] Mayor Hau Lung-pin named Chen a deputy mayor of Taipei in 2011.^[5][6] Chen was appointed Minister of Labor on 20 August 2014,^[7] and left office upon the inauguration of Tsai Ing-wen as president on 20 May 2016. In August 2019, Chen replaced Hung Tung-wei [zh] as deputy mayor of Kaohsiung.^[8] Chen concurrently chaired the Kaohsiung Election Commission.^[9]