Hochen Tan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hochen.

Hochen Tan (Chinese: 賀陳旦; pinyin: Hèchén Dàn; born 6 December 1950) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China from 20 May 2016 until 16 July 2018.^[1][2] He is the elder brother of Hocheng Hong.

Hochen Tan
賀陳旦
Minister of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China
In office 20 May 2016 – 16 July 2018
Deputy	Wang Kwo-tsai (political) Fan Chih-ku, Wu Men-feng (administrative)
Preceded by	Chen Jian-yu
Succeeded by	Wu Hong-mo
Director of the Department of Transportation, Taipei City Government [zh]
In office 8 June 1995 – 24 December 1998
Appointed by	Chen Shui-bian
Preceded by	Pu Ta-wei
Succeeded by	Tsao Shou-min
Personal details
Born	(1950-12-06) 6 December 1950 (age 74)
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Independent
Relatives	Hocheng Hong (brother)
Education	National Chung Hsing University (BS) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (MS)

Education

Hochen obtained his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from National Chung Hsing University in 1973 and earned his master's degree in urban and regional planning from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the United States in 1980.^[3]

Political career

Department of Transportation, Taipei City Government

In 1997, while serving as head of Taipei City Government's Department of Transportation [zh], Hochen implemented a traffic plan that designated pedestrian crosswalks and signals, leading to a decline in the use of pedestrian overpasses.^[4]

Ministry of Transportation and Communications

2016 APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting

Hochen led a delegation from Taiwan to attend the APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting on 28–29 May 2016 in Peru.^[5]