Winston Dang

Winston Dang
陳重信
Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration of the Executive Yuan
In office
20 May 2007  20 May 2008
Preceded by Chang Kuo-long
Succeeded by Stephen Shen
Personal details
Born 1943 (1943) (age 73)
Nationality  Republic of China
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater Taipei Medical University
Columbia University
City University of New York
Harvard University

Winston Dang (Chinese: 陳重信; pinyin: Chén Zhòngxìn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Tiông-sìn; born 1943) is a Democratic Progressive Party politician in Taiwan.[1]

Career

Dang was appointed Minister for the Environment (heading the Environmental Protection Administration) by Chen Shui-bian after the 2004 elections, and renounced his U.S. citizenship to take up the position.[2][3] His work as minister earned him the nickname "the over-educated garbage man".[1] He served in the position until 2008, when he was succeeded by Stephen Shen.[4]

Personal life

Dang did his undergraduate education at Taipei Medical University and then moved to the United States to pursue further education, successively earning an M.A. from Columbia University, a Ph.D. from the City University of New York, and a M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Galford, Hugh S. (August 2007). "The Over-Educated Garbage Man: Minister Winston Dang of Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration". Washington International. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  2. "中選會︰立委雙重國籍 當選無效". Liberty Times. 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  3. Angie Kaminski, Internal Revenue Service (2005-05-04). "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen To Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G". Federal Register 70: 23295. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  4. "Our Minister: Minister SHEN, Stephen Shu-hung". Taiwan: Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
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