Timothy Yang

Timothy Yang or Yang Chin-tien (Chinese: 楊進添; pinyin: Yáng Jìntiān; born 1 July 1942) is a Taiwanese diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China, serving under President Ma Ying-Jeou.^[4]

Timothy Yang
楊進添
Secretary-General to the President
In office 27 September 2012 – 12 February 2015[1]
President	Ma Ying-jeou
Deputy	Lo Chih-chiang Hsiung Kuang-hua
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 10 September 2009 – 27 September 2012
Premier	Wu Den-yih Chen Chun
Deputy	Shen Lyu-shun Kuoyu Tung
Preceded by	Francisco Ou
Succeeded by	David Lin
Taiwanese Representative to Indonesia
In office August 2007[2] – 10 September 2009
Succeeded by	Andrew Hsia[3]
Taiwanese Representative to Australia
In office 2000–2005
Taiwanese Representative to Ireland
In office 1988–1991
Personal details
Born	1 July 1942 (1942-07) (age 83) Ershui, Changhua, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Education	National Chengchi University (BA)
Profession	Diplomat

Early life and education

Yang was born in Ershui, Changhua County,^[5] and earned his bachelor's degree in diplomacy from National Chengchi University.

Foreign Minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

When veteran diplomat Francisco Ou resigned with the Cabinet of Premier Liu Chao-Shiuan in September 2009, President Ma Ying-Jeou named Yang to the post, to serve in the newly formed Cabinet of incoming Premier Wu Den-yih.^[6] Prior to becoming Foreign Minister, Yang served as representative to Ireland, Australia,^[7] and Indonesia.^{[citation needed]} As Minister of Foreign Affairs he also holds the position of vice-chairman within the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.^{[citation needed]}

ROC Presidential Office Secretary-General

ROC Presidential Office Building Truck Attack

Commenting on the truck attack to the ROC Presidential Office Building in January 2014, Yang said that a team will be established and charged with improving security around the building.^[8]

See also

• President of the Republic of China