Sun Ta-chuan

Sun Ta-chuan
孫大川
Vice President of Control Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 August 2014
President	Chang Po-ya
Preceded by	Chen Jinn-lih
Minister of Council of Indigenous Peoples of the Republic of China
In office 10 September 2009 – 1 August 2013
Deputy	Hung Liang-chuan Hsu Ming-yuan Lin Chiang-yi
Preceded by	Chang Jen-hsiang
Succeeded by	Lin Chiang-yi
Personal details
Born	18 December 1953 (age 62)
Nationality	Republic of China
Alma mater	National Taiwan University Fu Jen Catholic University Catholic University of Louvain

Sun Ta-chuan (Chinese: 孫大川; pinyin: Sūn Dàchuān), also known as Paelabang Danapan^[1] in the Puyuma language, is Taiwanese aboriginal educator and politician. He served as the Minister of the Council of Indigenous Peoples of the Executive Yuan in 2009–2013. He is a member of the Puyuma tribe in Taiwan.^[2][3]

Early life

Sun did his bachelor's degree in Chinese literature from National Taiwan University, bachelor's degree in philosophy from Fu Jen Catholic University. He then did his doctoral degree in sinology from Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium.^[4]

Early career

Prior to joining the political world, Sun was a professor at the National Chengchi University in Taipei.^[5]

References

1. "Presidential Office Gazette" (PDF). 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
2. "原住民族委員會全球資訊網 Minister". apc.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
3. "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Executive Yuan Officials". ey.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
4. http://www.cy.gov.tw/sp.asp?xdUrl=./di/member/vice_president.asp&ctNode=1749
5. "Taiwan Review - Premier Wu Den-yih Takes Charge of Revamped Cabinet". taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-22.