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Cheng Ying-yao - Wikipedia

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Cheng Ying-yao
鄭英耀
Official portrait, 2024

31st Minister of Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2024
Prime Minister	Cho Jung-tai
Preceded by	Pan Wen-chung
7th President of National Sun Yat-sen University
In office 1 August 2016 – 20 May 2024
Preceded by	Wu Chi-hua (acting)
Succeeded by	Kuo Chih-wen (acting)

Personal details
Born	(1955-10-12) 12 October 1955 (age 69) Penghu County, Taiwan
Political party	Independent
Education	National Pingtung University (BA) National Kaohsiung Normal University (MA) National Chengchi University (PhD)

Cheng Ying-yao (Chinese: 鄭英耀; born 12 October 1955) is a Taiwanese academic administrator and politician who served as the Education Minister of Taiwan since 2024.

Early life and education

Cheng was raised in Penghu.^[1] After graduating from the Pingtung Normal College, he became an elementary schoolteacher, and subsequently completed a master's in education from National Kaohsiung Normal University in 1985, followed by a doctorate in education at National Chengchi University in 1992.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Academic career

Cheng began his career at National Sun Yat-sen University in 1985,^[3] first as a professor and successively serving as the dean of students and social sciences before assuming the university presidency.^[5]^[6] During his presidential tenure, Cheng in 2019 proposed that NSYSU merge with Kaohsiung Medical University.^[7]^[8] The following year, Cheng commented on, then penned an open letter about, the university's handling of plagiarism allegations against alumnae Li Mei-jhen.^[9]^[10] In 2022, NSYSU became the first university in Taiwan to offer mental health leave to its students,^[11] and inaugurated the College of Semiconductor and Advanced Technology Research.^[12]

Political career

In the mid-2000s, Cheng headed the Kaohsiung City Government's Bureau of Education.^[13]^[14] He later served two terms as leader of the Democratic Progressive Party-affiliated New Frontier Foundation [zh].^[15]

Cheng was named Minister of Education in Cho Jung-tai's incoming cabinet on 12 April 2024.^[2] At the time of his appointment to the Executive Yuan, Cheng held no party affiliation.^[16]

References

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^ ^a ^b Hou, Elaine; Lai, Sunny; Hsieh, Hsing-en; Yeh, Kuan-yin (12 April 2024). "New education, justice and culture ministers announced".
^ ^a ^b "鄭英耀出任教育部長卓榮泰：盼給青年優質學習環境" (in Chinese). Radio Taiwan International. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
^ "Dr. Ying-Yao CHENG President, National Sun Yat-sen University Kaohsiung, Taiwan" (PDF). National Sun Yat-sen University. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
^ "Kaohsiung looks to Athens games for sports lessons". Taipei Times. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ Lin, Sean; Tsao, Po-yan (7 August 2014). "KAOHSIUNG DISASTER: Activists, residents call on premier to step down". Taipei Times.
^ Yang, Chin-cheng; Lin, Rachel (4 March 2019). "Ministry to suspend courses at watchlisted institutions". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ Huang, Hsu-lei; Hsiao, Sherry (7 April 2019). "Merger not decision of one party: KMU". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ Chung, Jake (23 July 2020). "KMT's Jane Lee copied 96 percent of thesis: report". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ Fang, Chih-hsien; Xie, Dennis (27 July 2020). "University president says school can win back trust". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ Lin, Rachel; Yang, Chin-chieh (25 September 2023). "More schools let students take mental health leave". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ Wang, Jung-hsiang; Hetherington, William (23 July 2022). "NSYSU semiconductor talent cultivator launched". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ Huang, Jewel (15 June 2004). "Kaohsiung wins bid to host World Games 2009". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ Wang, Flora (22 May 2007). "Renaming of school podiums sparks ruckus in Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ "聲稱「影武者出手」陳學聖遭酸「公眾人物不應隨意揣測」原文網址: 聲稱「影武者出手」陳學聖遭酸「公眾人物不應隨意揣測」". Newtalk (in Chinese). 25 July 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ 蔡, 晉宇 (12 April 2024). "卓榮泰組民主大聯盟…第二波新內閣名單 5位閣員4位無黨籍". United Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 April 2024.

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