Sean Chen (politician)

Sean Chen Chen Chun
陳冲
Premier of the Republic of China
In office 6 February 2012 – 1 February 2013[1]
Deputy	Jiang Yi-huah
Preceded by	Wu Den-yih
Succeeded by	Jiang Yi-huah
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office 17 May 2010 – 6 February 2012
Premier	Wu Den-yih
Preceded by	Eric Chu
Succeeded by	Jiang Yi-huah
Minister of Consumer Protection Commission of the Executive Yuan
In office 17 May 2010 – 31 December 2011
Preceded by	Eric Chu
Succeeded by	Liu Ching-fang
Chairperson of Financial Supervisory Commission of the Executive Yuan
In office 1 December 2008 – 17 May 2010
Preceded by	Gordon Chen
Succeeded by	Chen Yuh-chang
Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
In office 1998–2002
Minister	Paul Chiu Shea Jia-dong Yen Ching-chang Lee Yung-san
Personal details
Born	13 October 1949 Taiwan[2]
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	National Taiwan University

Chen Chun (Chinese: 陳冲; pinyin: Chén Chōng; born 13 October 1949^[3]), also known as Sean Chen in English, is a former Premier of the Republic of China,^[4] a member of the ruling Kuomintang Party.

Personal

Chen was born in Taiwan. He earned a BA degree (1971) and MA degree (1973) in law from the National Taiwan University.

Politics

FSC Chairmanship

Sean Chen's popularity grew in Taiwan when he was the Chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission who signed three Memoranda of Understanding with his Mainland Chinese counter parties in January 2010 in the field of Banking, Insurance and Investments. This was viewed as a major milestone in furthering economic ties with the Chinese, allowing Taiwanese financial institutions access to the Mainland's vast and fast growing markets. In a discussion with Sam Radwan that appeared in an article in Bloomberg Businessweek he showed confidence that he would be able to achieve preferential treatment for Taiwan in what is considered by many foreign financial services institutions to be a market where Chinese regulators have not provided a level playing field.^[5]

ROC Premiership

On 6 February 2012, Chen was appointed Premier of the Republic of China in succession to Wu Den-yih. After one year of economic challenges and considerable public criticism, he stepped down from his office on health grounds on 1 February 2013, to be replaced by the Vice Premier Jiang Yi-huah.^[6]

Cross-strait relations

In March 2012, Chen gave his view on cross-strait relations at the Legislative Yuan. He agrees to the One-China policy, and that China is the Republic of China. Chinese mainland area belongs to the same country as Taiwan area, but it's just that Mainland China is not under the effective control of the ROC government.^[7]

See also

• Premier of the Republic of China

References

1. "Jiang to take over as Sean Chen quits". Taipei Times. 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
2. "Sean Chen (陳冲)｜Who's Who｜WantChinaTimes.com". Wantchinatimes.com. 1949-10-13. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
3. "CHEN Chun (aka Sean Chen), Premier, Executive Yuan". Executive Yuan Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 28 December 2012.
4. Ma officially appoints Sean Chen as new premier
5. Sean Chen's interview with Sam Radwan of ENHANCE International LLC, Bloomberg Businessweek, Jan 2010
6. Premier Chen steps down on health grounds
7. "No change to cross-strait policy: Fan Chiang". Taipei Times. 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2014-06-23.