Tsai Ping-kun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tsai.

Tsai Ping-kun (Chinese: 蔡炳坤; pinyin: Cài Bǐngkūn; born 1959) is a Taiwanese politician.

Tsai Ping-kun
蔡炳坤
Deputy Mayor of Taipei
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 March 2019 Serving with Pong Cheng-sheng, Teng Chia-chi
Mayor	Ko Wen-je
Political Deputy Minister of Culture
In office 9 November 2015 – 20 May 2016
Minister	Hung Meng-chi
Preceded by	Vicki Chiu [zh]
Deputy Mayor of Taichung
In office 25 December 2010 – 19 December 2014 Serving with Hsiao Chia-chi
Mayor	Jason Hu
Personal details
Born	1959 (age 65–66) Caotun, Nantou County, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Taiwan People's Party
Education	National Chengchi University (BA) National Dong Hwa University (MA, PhD)

Early life and education

Tsai was born in Caotun, Nantou County, in 1959.^[1] He obtained his bachelor's degree from National Dong Hwa University, and then earned a master's degree and a Ph.D. in education from National Chengchi University.^[2][3]

Career

Tsai was an independent politician before joining the Taiwan People's Party.^[4] He worked for the Ministry of Education as a division chief and was deputy commissioner of the Taichung County Cultural Affairs Department.^[5] Tsai served as president of the National Taichung First Senior High School through 2007,^[6] becoming principal at Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School in 2008.^[5] In 2010, Tsai was appointed deputy mayor of Taichung, alongside Hsiao Chia-chi, and under Jason Hu.^[5][7] Between 2015 and 2016, Tsai was deputy minister of culture.^[2][8] Tsai served as a mediator between the Executive Yuan and student protestors who organized the Anti-Black Box Curriculum Movement in 2015.^[9] In March 2019, Tsai was appointed deputy mayor of Taipei by Ko Wen-je.^[4]

Tsai was hospitalized on 11 July 2022 at Taipei's Renai City Hospital after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.^[10]