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Taiwanese politician

Timothy Yang
楊進添
Secretary-General to the President
In office
27 September 2012 – 12 February 2015
PresidentMa Ying-jeou
DeputyLo Chih-chiang
Hsiung Kuang-hua
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
10 September 2009 – 27 September 2012
PremierWu Den-yih
Chen Chun
DeputyShen Lyu-shun
Kuoyu Tung
Preceded byFrancisco Ou
Succeeded byDavid Lin
Taiwanese Representative to Indonesia
In office
August 2007 – 10 September 2009
Succeeded byAndrew Hsia
Taiwanese Representative to Australia
In office
2000–2005
Taiwanese Representative to Ireland
In office
1988–1991
Personal details
Born1 July 1942 (1942-07) (age 82)
Ershui, Changhua, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materNational Chengchi University
ProfessionDiplomat

Timothy Yang or Yang Chin-tien (Chinese: 楊進添; pinyin: Yáng Jìntiān; born 1 July 1942) is a Taiwanese diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China, serving under President Ma Ying-Jeou.

Early life

Yang was born in Ershui, Changhua County and earned his bachelor's degree in diplomacy at the National Chengchi University.

Foreign Minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

When veteran diplomat Francisco Ou resigned with the Cabinet of Premier Liu Chao-Shiuan in September 2009, President Ma Ying-Jeou named Yang to the post, to serve in the newly formed Cabinet of incoming Premier Wu Den-yih. Prior to becoming Foreign Minister, Yang served as representative to Ireland, Australia, and Indonesia. As Minister of Foreign Affairs he also holds the position of vice-chairman within the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.

ROC Presidential Office Secretary-General

ROC Presidential Office Building Truck Attack

Commenting on the truck attack to the ROC Presidential Office Building in January 2014, Yang said that a team will be established and charged with improving security around the building.

See also

References

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  4. Deputy Secretary-General to the President. "Secretary-General to the President". English.president.gov.tw. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  5. "Timothy Yang Video | Interviews". Ovguide.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  6. "ANN". Asianewsnet.net. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "最新、最貼近你的新聞和輿論資訊平台". imtv. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  8. "404". Retrieved 10 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  9. "Bullet-proof door blocked truck within seconds: official". The China Post. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
Government offices
Preceded byDavid Lin Taiwanese Representative to Indonesia
2007–2009 		Succeeded byAndrew Hsia
Preceded byFrancisco Ou Minister of Foreign Affairs
2009–2012 		Succeeded byDavid Lin
Preceded byTseng Yung-chuan Secretary-General to the President
2012–2015 		Succeeded byTseng Yung-chuan


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