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Chen Chi-chung
Chen Chi-chung
陳吉仲
	Official portrait, 2018
1st Minister of Agriculture
	In office; 1 August 2023 – 21 September 2023
Prime Minister	Chen Chien-jen
Preceded by	Ministry established
Succeeded by	Chen Junne-jih
	15th Minister of the Council of Agriculture
	In office; 4 December 2018 – 1 August 2023; Acting: 4 December 2018－13 January 2019
Prime Minister	William Lai; Su Tseng-chang; Chen Chien-jen
Preceded by	Lin Tsung-hsien
Succeeded by	Council abolished
Deputy Minister of Council of Agriculture
	In office; 20 May 2016 – 13 January 2019
Minister	Tsao Chi-hung; Lin Tsung-hsien; Chen Chi-chung (acting)
Succeeded by	Chen Tien-shou
Personal details
Born	March 29, 1966 (age 58)
Citizenship	Taiwanese
Political party	Independent
Education	National Taiwan University (BS, MS); Texas A&M University (PhD)

Chen Chi-chung (Chinese: 陳吉仲; pinyin: Chén Jízhòng; born March 29, 1966) is a Taiwanese politician. He is the Minister of Agriculture of Taiwan since 1 August 2023, having served as the Minister of the Council of Agriculture between 14 January 2019 to 31 July 2023.

Education

Chen obtained his master's degree in agricultural economics from National Taiwan University and a Ph.D. in the same field from Texas A&M University in the United States.^[1]

Early career

Chen was appointed as distinguished professor at National Chung Hsing University in 2008–2016. In 2011, he was appointed as the secretary-general of the university and served the position until 2015.^[1]

Political career

In January–May 2016, he was appointed as the chairperson of Rural Economics Society of Taiwan. On 20 May 2016, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Council of Agriculture and served until 13 January 2019 before he was appointed Minister the day after.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] On 19 September 2023, Chen resigned from the Ministry of Agriculture.^[6]^[7]

Notes

^ Himself as Minister of Council of Agriculture
^ Himself as Minister of Agriculture

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "About Minister". Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan R.O.C. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^ Huang, Tzu-ti (30 September 2020). "Taiwan's Council of Agriculture warns about Chinese online fruit scam". Taiwan News. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^ Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Lin, Ko (26 December 2020). "Misuse of 'Taiwan Pork' labeling may lead to fines of up to NT$4 million". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^ Huang, Tzu-ti (1 September 2020). "Taiwan making effort to allay ractopamine fears amid US pork controversy". Taiwan News. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^ "Council of Agriculture to label locally produced pork". Taiwan News. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^ Yang, Yuan-ting; Hsieh, Chun-lin (20 September 2023). "Minister resigns after egg import program furor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ Lai, Yu-chen; Mazzetta, Matthew (19 September 2023). "Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung's resignation accepted by premier". Central News Agency. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

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[1] Himself as Minister of Council of Agriculture

[2] Himself as Minister of Agriculture

[auto-3] "About Minister". Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan R.O.C. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[4] Huang, Tzu-ti (30 September 2020). "Taiwan's Council of Agriculture warns about Chinese online fruit scam". Taiwan News. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[5] Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Lin, Ko (26 December 2020). "Misuse of 'Taiwan Pork' labeling may lead to fines of up to NT$4 million". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[6] Huang, Tzu-ti (1 September 2020). "Taiwan making effort to allay ractopamine fears amid US pork controversy". Taiwan News. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[7] "Council of Agriculture to label locally produced pork". Taiwan News. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[8] Yang, Yuan-ting; Hsieh, Chun-lin (20 September 2023). "Minister resigns after egg import program furor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

[9] Lai, Yu-chen; Mazzetta, Matthew (19 September 2023). "Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung's resignation accepted by premier". Central News Agency. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

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