Timothy Yang

Timothy Yang 楊進添
Secretary-General to the President
In office 27 September 2012 – 12 February 2015[1]
President	Ma Ying-jeou
Deputy	Lo Chih-chiang Hsiung Kuang-hua
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 10 September 2009 – 27 September 2012
Premier	Wu Den-yih Chen Chun
Deputy	Shen Lyu-shun Kuoyu Tung
Preceded by	Francisco Ou
Succeeded by	David Lin
Taiwanese Representative to Indonesia
In office August 2007[2] – 10 September 2009
Succeeded by	Andrew Hsia[3]
Taiwanese Representative to Australia
In office 2000–2005
Taiwanese Representative to Ireland
In office 1988–1991
Personal details
Born	1 July 1942 (1942-07) (age 82) Ershui, Changhua, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	National Chengchi University
Profession	Diplomat

Timothy Yang or Yang Chin-tien (Chinese: 楊進添; pinyin: Yáng Jìntiān; born 1 July 1942) is a Taiwanese diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China, serving under President Ma Ying-Jeou.^[4]

Early life

Yang was born in Ershui, Changhua County^[5] and earned his bachelor's degree in diplomacy at the National Chengchi University.

Foreign Minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

When veteran diplomat Francisco Ou resigned with the Cabinet of Premier Liu Chao-Shiuan in September 2009, President Ma Ying-Jeou named Yang to the post, to serve in the newly formed Cabinet of incoming Premier Wu Den-yih.^[6] Prior to becoming Foreign Minister, Yang served as representative to Ireland, Australia,^[7] and Indonesia.^[8] As Minister of Foreign Affairs he also holds the position of vice-chairman within the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.^{[citation needed]}

ROC Presidential Office Secretary-General

ROC Presidential Office Building Truck Attack

Commenting on the truck attack to the ROC Presidential Office Building in January 2014, Yang said that a team will be established and charged with improving security around the building.^[9]

See also

• President of the Republic of China

References

1. "NSC Secretary-General King Pu-tsung stepping down". focustaiwan.tw.
2. "Taiwan names new representative in RI | the Jakarta Post". Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
3. "Taiwan appoints senior official as new TETO chief". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010.
4. Deputy Secretary-General to the President. "Secretary-General to the President". English.president.gov.tw. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
5. "Timothy Yang Video | Interviews". Ovguide.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
6. "ANN". Asianewsnet.net. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
7. "最新、最貼近你的新聞和輿論資訊平台". imtv. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
8. "404". Retrieved 10 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)^{[permanent dead link]}
9. "Bullet-proof door blocked truck within seconds: official". The China Post. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

Government offices
Preceded by David Lin	Taiwanese Representative to Indonesia 2007–2009	Succeeded by Andrew Hsia
Preceded by Francisco Ou	Minister of Foreign Affairs 2009–2012	Succeeded by David Lin
Preceded by Tseng Yung-chuan	Secretary-General to the President 2012–2015	Succeeded by Tseng Yung-chuan