James Chen Chen Chien-chih | |
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陳健治 | |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2005 | |
Constituency | Party list |
Speaker of the Taipei City Council | |
In office 12 June 1989 – 24 December 1998 | |
Preceded by | Clement Chang |
Succeeded by | Wu Pi-chu |
Deputy speaker of the Taipei City Council | |
In office 25 December 1981 – 1 June 1989 | |
Preceded by | Clement Chang |
Succeeded by | Kuo Shih-chi |
Member of the Taipei City Council | |
In office 25 December 1969 – 25 December 1998 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Alma mater |
National Chengchi University Northeast Missouri State University |
James Chen Chien-chih ( Chinese: 陳健治; pinyin: Chén Jiànzhì) is a Taiwanese politician.
Chen graduated from National Chengchi University, and earned a master's degree from Northeast Missouri State University. [1] [2] [3]
Chen was elected to the Taipei City Council in 1969, and served until 1998. [1] From 1981 to 1989, Chen was deputy speaker of the Taipei City Council. He then became council speaker until 1998. [1] He contested the December 1998 Legislative Yuan election, and secured a party list seat as a member of the Kuomintang, taking office on 1 February 1999. [1] While serving on the Legislative Yuan, Chen held senior roles within the Kuomintang. He was deputy director of the policy committee, [4] and elected to the KMT's Central Standing Committee in 2000, after reforms of the body had been implemented. [5] [6] Chen won reelection to the Legislative Yuan via the Kuomintang party list in 2001. [2] [7] During the 2002 Taiwanese local elections, Chen led the Kuomintang's organizational development committee. [8] Chang Po-ya, who had sought the Pan-Blue Coalition's unified endorsement, withdrew from the nomination process in September 2002, criticized Chen for attacking her, and chose to contest the Kaohsiung mayoralty as an independent. [9] Chen offered to resign that position due to the disagreement over mayoral candidacy. [10] Chen's resignation was resubmitted and accepted after Chu An-hsiung won the Kaohsiung City Council speakership amid allegations of electoral fraud. [11] [12] [13] In 2005, Chen criticized Kuomintang chairmanship candidate Ma Ying-jeou for airing advertisements with allegations of corruption against outgoing chairman Lien Chan and Ma's opponent Wang Jin-pyng. [14]
James Chen Chen Chien-chih | |
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陳健治 | |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2005 | |
Constituency | Party list |
Speaker of the Taipei City Council | |
In office 12 June 1989 – 24 December 1998 | |
Preceded by | Clement Chang |
Succeeded by | Wu Pi-chu |
Deputy speaker of the Taipei City Council | |
In office 25 December 1981 – 1 June 1989 | |
Preceded by | Clement Chang |
Succeeded by | Kuo Shih-chi |
Member of the Taipei City Council | |
In office 25 December 1969 – 25 December 1998 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Alma mater |
National Chengchi University Northeast Missouri State University |
James Chen Chien-chih ( Chinese: 陳健治; pinyin: Chén Jiànzhì) is a Taiwanese politician.
Chen graduated from National Chengchi University, and earned a master's degree from Northeast Missouri State University. [1] [2] [3]
Chen was elected to the Taipei City Council in 1969, and served until 1998. [1] From 1981 to 1989, Chen was deputy speaker of the Taipei City Council. He then became council speaker until 1998. [1] He contested the December 1998 Legislative Yuan election, and secured a party list seat as a member of the Kuomintang, taking office on 1 February 1999. [1] While serving on the Legislative Yuan, Chen held senior roles within the Kuomintang. He was deputy director of the policy committee, [4] and elected to the KMT's Central Standing Committee in 2000, after reforms of the body had been implemented. [5] [6] Chen won reelection to the Legislative Yuan via the Kuomintang party list in 2001. [2] [7] During the 2002 Taiwanese local elections, Chen led the Kuomintang's organizational development committee. [8] Chang Po-ya, who had sought the Pan-Blue Coalition's unified endorsement, withdrew from the nomination process in September 2002, criticized Chen for attacking her, and chose to contest the Kaohsiung mayoralty as an independent. [9] Chen offered to resign that position due to the disagreement over mayoral candidacy. [10] Chen's resignation was resubmitted and accepted after Chu An-hsiung won the Kaohsiung City Council speakership amid allegations of electoral fraud. [11] [12] [13] In 2005, Chen criticized Kuomintang chairmanship candidate Ma Ying-jeou for airing advertisements with allegations of corruption against outgoing chairman Lien Chan and Ma's opponent Wang Jin-pyng. [14]