Chen Ching-min explained

Chen Ching-min
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Smallimage:立法委員 陳靜敏 護理博士.jpg
Order:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start:25 December 2022
Predecessor:Chou Chun-mi
Term Start1:9 November 2018
Term End1:31 January 2020
Predecessor1:Chen Chi-mai
Birth Date:1966 5, df=y
Birth Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Party:Democratic Progressive Party
Nationality:Taiwan
Occupation:politician
Profession:nurse

Chen Ching-min (; born 2 May 1966) is a Taiwanese nurse and politician. The American Academy of Nursing and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have awarded her fellowship. Politically, Chen is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party and has served as an appointed at-large member of the Legislative Yuan twice, from 2018 to 2020, and from 2022.

Early life and nursing career

Chen was born in Taipei on 2 May 1966. Her father, brother, and niece are politicians. Chen's elder sister was a nurse, and inspired her to pursue the vocation.[1] Chen completed a bachelor's degree in nursing at the University of Illinois Chicago in 1990, then graduated from Indiana University School of Nursing with a doctorate.[2] After completing her doctorate in 2007, Chen became a professor at Taipei Medical University, where she established the School of Geriatric Nursing and Care Management that same year. Chen subsequently joined the National Cheng Kung University faculty in 2011.[3] While serving as a legislator, Chen retained her position as deputy director of the Taiwan Nurses Association.[2] [4] In 2019, she was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.[5] [6]

After completing her partial term on the ninth Legislative Yuan, Chen resumed a professorship within the nursing department at the National Cheng Kung University.[7] [2] Chen has written a number of editorials on health-related topics, which were published in the Taipei Times.[8] [9] Chen became the first Taiwanese nurse to be named a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2022.[10]

Political career

Chen was placed on the Democratic Progressive Party proportional representation party list for the 2016 legislative elections, but not elected to office.[11] However, Chen was appointed an at-large member of the Legislative Yuan on 9 November 2018,[12] succeeding Chen Chi-mai, who resigned his legislative seat to contest the 2018 Kaohsiung mayoral election. While serving as a legislator, Chen advocated for Taiwanese healthcare professionals to join international medical organizations so Taiwanese could increase their participation at the 72nd World Health Assembly.[13] She also drew attention to a Chinese health official's actions toward a Taiwanese participant at the July 2019 meeting of the International Council of Nurses, in which the Chinese delegate flipped the Taiwanese representative's name badge over, to cover the flag of the Republic of China.[4] She ranked seventeenth on the 2020 party list, and was not reelected.[14] Following the election of Chou Chun-mi as Magistrate of Pingtung County, Chen was reappointed to the Legislative Yuan.[15]

Notes and References

  1. News: Jansen . Jill . Illustrating nursing's impact on Taiwan . 9 March 2022 . Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.
  2. News: zh . 陳靜敏 . 9 March 2022 . Legislative Yuan.
  3. News: Ching-Min Chen . 9 March 2022 . National Cheng Kung University.
  4. News: Peng . Wan-hsin . Lin . Hui-chin . Hetherington . William . Recording shows Chinese delegate covering ROC badge . 9 March 2022 . Taipei Times . 4 July 2019.
  5. News: UIC Nursing to celebrate faculty, alums at American Academy of Nursing conference . 9 March 2022 . University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing . 22 October 2019.
  6. News: Faculty, alumni named to 2019 class of AAN fellows . 9 March 2022 . University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing . 20 June 2019.
  7. News: Han Cheung . Taiwan's nursing conditions in poor state of health . 9 March 2022 . Taipei Times . 21 July 2020.
  8. News: Chen . Ching-min . Investing in nursing and healthcare . 9 March 2022 . Taipei Times . 3 June 2020.
  9. News: Chen . Ching-min . Hospital staff do not deserve a witch hunt . 9 March 2022 . Taipei Times . 7 October 2021.
  10. News: Chen . Yun-yu . Ko . Lin . Nursing association head honored in Ireland . 7 December 2022 . Central News Agency . 6 December 2022. Republished as: News: Chen Ching-min inducted to Irish nursing faculty . 7 December 2022 . Taipei Times . 7 December 2022.
  11. News: zh . Liberty Times . 2016 . 9 March 2022 . 立委 ‧ 全國不分區: 陳靜敏 .
  12. News: Chen Ching-min (9) . 9 March 2022 . Legislative Yuan.
  13. News: Lee . I-chia . Health groups urge WHO to include Taiwan . 9 March 2022 . Taipei Times . 14 May 2019.
  14. News: 立委.全國不分區: 17號 陳靜敏 . Liberty Times . zh . 9 March 2022 . 2020.
  15. News: Chen . Chun-hua . Kao . Evelyn . By-election for Nantou legislative seat scheduled for March 4 . 26 December 2022 . Central News Agency . 26 December 2022. Republished as: News: By-election for Hsu's Nantou seat set for March 4 . 27 December 2022 . Taipei Times . 27 December 2022.