Tseng Yung-chuan | |
Native Name Lang: | zh-hant |
Office1: | Secretary-General to the President |
Term Start1: | 12 February 2015[1] |
Term End1: | 20 May 2016 |
Predecessor1: | Timothy Yang |
Successor1: | Lin Bih-jaw |
Deputy2: | Lo Chih-chiang,[2] Liu Pao-kui[3] |
Term Start2: | 6 February 2012 |
Term End2: | 27 September 2012 |
Predecessor2: | Wu Jin-lin |
Successor2: | Timothy Yang |
Office3: | Secretary-General of the Kuomintang |
1Blankname3: | Chairman |
1Namedata3: | Wu Den-yih |
Term Start3: | 20 August 2017 |
Term End3: | 15 January 2020 |
Predecessor3: | Himself |
Successor3: | Tseng Ming-chung Lee Chien-lung |
1Blankname4: | Chairman |
1Namedata4: | Lin Junq-tzer (Acting) |
Term Start4: | 12 July 2017 |
Term End4: | 20 August 2017 Acting |
Successor4: | Himself |
1Blankname5: | Chairman |
1Namedata5: | Ma Ying-jeou |
Term Start5: | 27 September 2012 |
Term End5: | 3 June 2014 |
Predecessor5: | Lin Join-sane |
Successor5: | Hung Hsiu-chu Lee Shu-chuan |
Office6: | Vice President of the Legislative Yuan |
President6: | Wang Jin-pyng |
Term Start6: | 1 February 2008 |
Term End6: | 31 January 2012 |
Predecessor6: | David Chung |
Successor6: | Hung Hsiu-chu |
Office7: | Member of the Legislative Yuan |
Constituency7: | Republic of China |
Term Start7: | 1 February 2008 |
Term End7: | 31 January 2012 |
Constituency8: | Pingtung County |
Term Start8: | 1 February 1993 |
Term End8: | 31 January 2005 |
Birth Date: | 10 September 1947 |
Birth Place: | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Nationality: | Republic of China |
Party: | Kuomintang |
Alma Mater: | Feng Chia University |
Tseng Yung-chuan (born 10 September 1947) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of the Kuomintang from 2012 to 2014.[4] [5]
Tseng graduated from Feng Chia University.
Tseng was appointed to be the Secretary-General of Kuomintang on 27 September 2012. He replaced Lin Join-sane from the position because of Lin's appointment to be the Chairman of Straits Exchange Foundation. Tseng vowed to work hard for the party's success in the 2014 seven-in-one local elections. He will also travel to every corner of Taiwan to listen to the voice of Taiwanese people. He vowed to insist on reform and integrity in government, strengthen the platform of the party and government and re-energize the party by encouraging more talented people to stand as KMT candidates in elections.[6]