Timothy Yang

Timothy Yang
楊進添
Secretary-General to the President
In office
27 September 2012 – 12 February 2015[1]
PresidentMa Ying-jeou
DeputyLo Chih-chiang
Hsiung Kuang-hua
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
10 September 2009 – 27 September 2012
PremierWu Den-yih
Chen Chun
DeputyShen Lyu-shun
Kuoyu Tung
Preceded byFrancisco Ou
Succeeded byDavid Lin
Taiwanese Representative to Indonesia
In office
August 2007[2] – 10 September 2009
Succeeded byAndrew Hsia[3]
Taiwanese Representative to Australia
In office
2000–2005
Taiwanese Representative to Ireland
In office
1988–1991
Personal details
Born1 July 1942 (1942-07) (age 82)
Ershui, Changhua, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materNational Chengchi University
ProfessionDiplomat

Timothy Yang or Yang Chin-tien (Chinese: 楊進添; pinyin: Yáng Jìntiān; born 1 July 1942) is a Taiwanese diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China, serving under President Ma Ying-Jeou.[4]

Early life

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Yang was born in Ershui, Changhua County[5] and earned his bachelor's degree in diplomacy at the National Chengchi University.

Foreign Minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

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When veteran diplomat Francisco Ou resigned with the Cabinet of Premier Liu Chao-Shiuan in September 2009, President Ma Ying-Jeou named Yang to the post, to serve in the newly formed Cabinet of incoming Premier Wu Den-yih.[6] Prior to becoming Foreign Minister, Yang served as representative to Ireland, Australia,[7] and Indonesia.[8] As Minister of Foreign Affairs he also holds the position of vice-chairman within the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.[citation needed]

ROC Presidential Office Secretary-General

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ROC Presidential Office Building Truck Attack

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Commenting on the truck attack to the ROC Presidential Office Building in January 2014, Yang said that a team will be established and charged with improving security around the building.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NSC Secretary-General King Pu-tsung stepping down". focustaiwan.tw.
  2. ^ "Taiwan names new representative in RI | the Jakarta Post". Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Taiwan appoints senior official as new TETO chief". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010.
  4. ^ Deputy Secretary-General to the President. "Secretary-General to the President". English.president.gov.tw. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Timothy Yang Video | Interviews". Ovguide.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  6. ^ "ANN". Asianewsnet.net. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "最新、最貼近你的新聞和輿論資訊平台". imtv. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  8. ^ "404". Retrieved 10 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Bullet-proof door blocked truck within seconds: official". The China Post. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
Government offices
Preceded by Taiwanese Representative to Indonesia
2007–2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
2009–2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary-General to the President
2012–2015
Succeeded by
Tseng Yung-chuan