Chen Shih-chung
Chen Shih-chung | |
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陳時中 | |
Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Cho Jung-tai |
| 4th Minister of Health and Welfare | |
| In office 8 February 2017 – 17 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Lin Chuan William Lai Su Tseng-chang |
| Deputy | See list
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| Preceded by | Lin Tzou-yien |
| Succeeded by | Hsueh Jui-yuan |
| During COVID-19 24 January 2020 – 17 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Su Tseng-chang |
| Deputy | Chen Tsung-yen |
| Preceded by | Chou Jih-haw |
| Succeeded by | Wang Pi-sheng |
| National Policy Advisor to the President | |
| In office 20 May 2016 – 7 February 2017 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Deputy Minister of Department of Health | |
| In office 29 June 2005 – 20 May 2008 | |
| Minister | Hou Sheng-mao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1952 (age 72) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Sun Wan-ling |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Education | Taipei Medical College (BM) |
| Profession | Dentist |
Chen Shih-chung (Chinese: 陳時中; pinyin: Chén Shízhōng; Wade–Giles: Chʻên2 Shih2-chung1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Sî-tiong; born December 1952) is a Taiwanese politician. He served as Minister of Health and Welfare from 2017 to 2022, gaining wide recognition in 2020 as the public face of Taiwan's COVID-19 efforts. He was the Democratic Progressive Party candidate for Taipei Mayor in the 2022 election.