Chen Shi-shuenn

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Shi-shuenn (Chinese: 陳希舜; pinyin: Chén Xīshùn) is a Taiwanese civil engineer. He served as the Minister of the Public Construction Commission (PCC) of the Executive Yuan from 2013 to 2014.^[1]

Chen Shi-shuenn
陳希舜
Minister of the Public Construction Commission
In office 22 October 2013 – 30 June 2014
Deputy	Yan Jeou-rong, Teng Min-chih
Preceded by	Chern Jenn-chuan Yan Jeou-rong (acting)
Minister without Portfolio
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 October 2013
Personal details
Nationality	Republic of China
Education	National Taiwan University (BS) University of Delaware (MS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD)

Education

Chen graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, then completed graduate studies in the United States, where he earned a Master of Science (M.S.) in civil engineering from the University of Delaware and his Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1987. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "The Response of Multilayered Systems to Dynamic Surface Loads."^[2]

Early career

He was a professor of construction engineering at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.

Political career

In 1995–1996, Chen was the Deputy Director-General of the National Expressway Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. In 1999–2001, he was the member of Disaster Prevention and Safety Committee of the Ministry of the Interior. In 2005–2009, he was the member of Public Construction Commission.^[3][4]