Huang Pi-twan

Huang Pi-twan (Chinese: 黃碧端; pinyin: Huáng Bìduān; born 14 November 1945) is a Taiwanese politician. She was the political deputy minister of the Ministry of Education from 2013 to 2014.[1] Previously, she had served as minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs between 2008 and 2009.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Huang.
Huang Pi-twan
黃碧端
Political Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of China
In office
2013–2014
MinisterWu Se-hwa
Chiang Wei-ling
Administrative DeputyChen Der-hwa
Lin Shu-chen
Minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2008 – 15 November 2009
DeputyChang Yui-tan
Preceded byWang Tuoh
Succeeded byEmile Sheng
Personal details
Born (1945-11-14) 14 November 1945
Hui'an, Fujian
NationalityRepublic of China
Alma materNational Taiwan University
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Education

Huang obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from National Taiwan University in 1968 and 1971, respectively, and her doctorate in literature from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the United States in 1980.

Academic career

After completing graduate school, Huang returned to Taiwan to become an associate professor and then chairperson at the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature of National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung City from 1980–1992. From 1992–1995, she was the deputy director of National Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Center in Taipei City. From 1995–1997, she served as the chairperson of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature of National Chi Nan University (NCNU) in Nantou County. From 1997–2000, she headed the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education. In 2000, she became the dean of the College of Humanities of NCNU. Huang served a six-year term as president of Tainan National University of the Arts in Tainan County from 2000–2006. From 2006–2007, she was a department chair Shih Chien University in Taipei City. After a promotion to Political Deputy Minister for 2013–2014, Huang left the Ministry of Education and was named the leader of PEN International's Taipei Chinese Center.[2]

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References
  1. http://english.moe.gov.tw/content.asp?CuItem=15466
  2. Chang, S.C. (18 December 2014). "Former culture official takes over as PEN Taipei Center head". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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