Johnny Chiang
Johnny Chiang Chi-chen (Chinese: 江啟臣; pinyin: Jiāng Qǐchén; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kang Khé-sîn; born 2 March 1972) is a Taiwanese politician and former international political economy scholar who is currently the vice president of the Legislative Yuan.
The Honorable Johnny Chiang Chiang Chi-chen | |
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江啟臣 | |
| 16th Vice President of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2024 | |
| President | Han Kuo-yu |
| Preceded by | Tsai Chi-chang |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Shyu Jong-shyong (Taichung County 4th district) |
| Constituency | Taichung VIII |
| 10th Chairman of the Kuomintang | |
| In office 9 March 2020 – 5 October 2021 | |
| Secretary General | William Tseng Lee Chien-lung |
| Preceded by | Lin Rong-te (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Eric Chu |
| Minority Leader of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 14 June 2018 – 1 February 2019 | |
| Speaker | Su Jia-chyuan |
| Preceded by | Lin Te-fu |
| Succeeded by | William Tseng |
| 27th Director-General of the Government Information Office | |
| In office 24 December 2010 – 1 May 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Wu Den-yih |
| Preceded by | Su Jun-pin |
| Succeeded by | Philip Yang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1972 Fengyuan, Taichung County (now Fengyuan District, Taichung), Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse | Liu Tzu-ling |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Doctorate |
| Alma mater | National Chengchi University University of Pittsburgh University of South Carolina |
| Occupation | Politician |
Chiang served as an associate professor in Soochow University before his political career. He was the penultimate Director-General of the Government Information Office from 2010 to 2011, a post he resigned to become a member of the Legislative Yuan in which he has served since 2012. In March 2020, he was elected the Chairman of the Kuomintang and assumed office on 9 March until he was succeeded by Eric Chu on 5 October 2021. Chiang took office as vice president of the Legislative Yuan on 1 February 2024.