Chen Shimeng

Chen Shimeng
陳師孟
Secretary General of the Office of the President of the Republic of China
In office 1 September 2002 – 6 February 2003
Preceded by	Yu Shyi-kun
Succeeded by	Chiou I-jen
Secretary General of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office February 1992 – September 1992
Preceded by	Zhang Junhong
Succeeded by	Chiang Peng-chien
Personal details
Born	August 4, 1948 Maryland, United States
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Independent politician
Relations	Chen Bulei (grandfather)
Parents	Chen Chi
Residence	Taipei, Taiwan
Alma mater	National Taiwan University Ohio State University
Occupation	Economics scholar, politician

Chen Shimeng (simplified Chinese: 陈师孟; traditional Chinese: 陳師孟; pinyin: Chén Shīmèng; born 4 August 1948) is a Taiwanese economics scholar and politician.^[1] Chen supported the independence of Taiwan.^[2]

Biography

Chen was born in Maryland, United States, on August 4, 1948, to Chen Chi, a Taiwanese agronomist. His grandfather, Chen Bulei, was an official in the Nationalist government. In 1970 he graduated from National Taiwan University, majoring in economics. He earned his Doctor of Economics from Ohio State University in 1978.

Chen joined the Kuomintang in 1966 and quit the party in 1991, at the same year, he joined the Democratic Progressive Party. In 1992, Chen joined the Goa-Seng-Lang Association For Taiwan Independence. He was Secretary General of the Democratic Progressive Party in February 1992, and held that office until September 1992.

Chen once served as Vice-Mayor of Taipei, while Chen Shui-bian was its Mayor.^[3] He became the Vice-President of the Central Bank of the Republic of China in 2000. In 2002 he became Secretary General of the Office of the President of the Republic of China, a position he held until 2003. From 2003 to 2004, he was President of Ketagalan Institute.

Now he is a professor at National Taiwan University.

References

1. 曾有10億獻金？特偵傳李遠哲、陳師孟. Chinese. Chinatimes.
2. 陳布雷長孫陳師孟為何成了台獨大將. Chinese.
3. 陈师孟与“蓝色恐怖”. 2003. Huaxia. Chinese.

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