Tsai Ping-kun
Tsai Ping-kun (Chinese: 蔡炳坤; pinyin: Cài Bǐngkūn; born 1959) is a Taiwanese politician.
Tsai Ping-kun | |
|---|---|
蔡炳坤 | |
| Deputy Mayor of Taipei | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2019 | |
| Mayor | Ko Wen-je |
| Political Deputy Minister of Culture | |
| In office 9 November 2015 – 20 May 2016 | |
| Minister | Hung Meng-chi |
| Preceded by | Vicki Chiu |
| Deputy Mayor of Taichung | |
| In office 25 December 2010 – 19 December 2014 | |
| Mayor | Jason Hu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 61–62) Caotun, Nantou County, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | Doctoral degree |
| Alma mater | National Chengchi University |
| Occupation | politician |
| Profession | educator |
Early life and education
Tsai was born in Caotun, Nantou County, in 1959.[1] He obtained his master's and doctoral degree in education from National Chengchi University.[2][3]
Career
Tsai is an independent politician.[4] He worked for the Ministry of Education as a division chief and was deputy commissioner of the Taichung County Cultural Affairs Department.[5] Tsai served as president of the National Taichung First Senior High School through 2007,[6] becoming principal at Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School in 2008.[5] In 2010, Tsai was appointed deputy mayor of Taichung, alongside Hsiao Chia-chi, and under Jason Hu.[5][7] Between 2015 and 2016, Tsai was deputy minister of culture.[2][8] Tsai served as a mediator between the Executive Yuan and student protestors who organized the Anti-Black Box Curriculum Movement in 2015.[9] In March 2019, Tsai was appointed deputy mayor of Taipei by Ko Wen-je.[4]
References
- "蔡炳坤 接任文化部政次". China Times (in Chinese). 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- "Tsai Ping-kun named new deputy minister of culture". Ministry of Culture. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- "Ping-kun TSAI , Deputy Mayor". Taipei City Government. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- Lee, I-chia (27 March 2019). "Tsai Ping-kun becomes Taipei's third deputy mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- Mo, Yan-chih (25 December 2010). "Hu picks Taipei school principal to be deputy mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- Tsai, Ping-kun (30 November 2007). "Elite school education has a real role to play". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- "New Cities, New Paths: Greater Taichung's Hu calls for 'new concepts'". Taipei Times. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- Lee, I-chia (14 March 2019). "Deputy mayor with education expertise 'suitable,' Ko says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- Chung, Jake; Lin, Rachel (3 August 2015). "Discussion under way for students, ministry to meet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
