Sun Ta-chuan

Sun Ta-chuan (Chinese: 孫大川; pinyin: Sūn Dàchuān; born 18 December 1953), also known as Paelabang Danapan in the Puyuma language, is an aboriginal Taiwanese educator and politician. He had served as Minister of the Council of Indigenous Peoples from 2009 to 2013 and Vice President of the Control Yuan from 2014 to 2020. Sun is a member of the Puyuma tribe in Taiwan.[1][2]

Sun Ta-chuan
孫大川
Vice President of the Control Yuan
In office 1 August 2014 – 1 August 2020
President	Chang Po-ya
Preceded by	Chen Jinn-lih
Minister of Council of Indigenous Peoples of the Republic of China
In office 10 September 2009 – 1 August 2013
Deputy	Hung Liang-chuan Hsu Ming-yuan Lin Chiang-yi
Preceded by	Chang Jen-hsiang
Succeeded by	Lin Chiang-yi
Personal details
Born	18 December 1953 (age 67)
Nationality	Republic of China
Alma mater	National Taiwan University Fu Jen Catholic University Catholic University of Louvain

Education

Sun received his bachelor's degree in Chinese literature from National Taiwan University, and bachelor's degree in philosophy from Fu Jen Catholic University. He then earned his doctoral degree in sinology from Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium.[3]

Early career

Before entering the political world, Sun was a professor at the National Chengchi University in Taipei.[4]

References

1. "原住民族委員會全球資訊網 Minister". apc.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
2. "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Executive Yuan Officials". ey.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
3. http://www.cy.gov.tw/sp.asp?xdUrl=./di/member/vice_president.asp&ctNode=1749
4. "Taiwan Review - Premier Wu Den-yih Takes Charge of Revamped Cabinet". taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-22.