Chen Chien-chih

James Chen Chien-chih (Chinese: 陳健治) is a Taiwanese politician.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.
James Chen
Chen Chien-chih
吳敦義
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2005
ConstituencyParty list
Speaker of the Taipei City Council
In office
12 June 1989 – 24 December 1998
Preceded byClement Chang
Succeeded byWu Pi-chu
Deputy speaker of the Taipei City Council
In office
25 December 1981 – 1 June 1989
Preceded byClement Chang
Succeeded byKuo Shih-chi
Member of the Taipei City Council
In office
25 December 1969 – 25 December 1998
Personal details
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materNational Chengchi University
Southeast Missouri State University

Education

Chen graduated from National Chengchi University, and earned a master's degree from Southeast Missouri State University.[1][2]

Political career

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,[3] and elected to the KMT's Central Standing Committee in 2000, after reforms of the body had been implemented.[4][5] Chen won reelection to the Legislative Yuan via the Kuomintang party list in 2001.[2][6] During the 2002 Taiwanese local elections, Chen led the Kuomintang's organizational development committee.[7] 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.[8] Chen offered to resign that position due to the disagreement over mayoral candidacy.[9] Chen's resignation was resubmitted and accepted after Chu An-hsiung won the Kaohsiung City Council speakership amid allegations of electoral fraud.[10][11][12] 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.[13]

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gollark: __test__
gollark: ***__AEON__***
gollark: I guess not.
gollark: Can't get those any more.

References
  1. "Chen Chien-chih (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. "Chen Chien-chih (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. Huang, Joyce (3 August 2000). "KMT undecided on all-party talks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. Hung, Chen-ling (13 June 2000). "KMT ready to shake up its executive". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. Lin, Chieh-yu (26 December 2000). "Day of protest takes aim at Chen". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. Low, Stephanie (30 September 2001). "KMT approves nominees". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. "Shih Ming-teh drops out of race". Taipei Times. 3 September 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. Hsu, Crystal (13 September 2002). "Chang Po-ya pulls out of pan-blue bid". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. "Editorial: Is political loyalty an oxymoron?". Taipei Times. 20 August 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  10. Huang, Sandy (6 January 2003). "James Chen calls it quits over speakership debacle". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  11. Tsai, Ting-i (28 December 2002). "Mass raids seek Kaohsiung 'black gold'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  12. Chang, Yun-Ping (27 December 2002). "KMT seeks to recall new Kaohsiung council speaker". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  13. "Wang supporters mad at corruption allegations in ad". Taipei Times. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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