Chen Junne-jih explained

Chen Junne-jih
Native Name Lang:zh
Office1:2nd Minister of Agriculture
Term Start1:21 September 2023
Primeminister1:Chen Chien-jen
Cho Jung-tai
Predecessor1:Chen Chi-chung
Office2:1st Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Term Start2:1 August 2023
Term End2:20 May 2024
Minister2:Chen Chi-chung
Himself (acting)
Predecessor2:Ministry established
Successor2:Hu Chung-yi
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Status3:Deputy Minister of the Council of Agriculture
Term Start3:March 2019
Term End3:1 August 2023
Minister3:Chen Chi-chung
Himself (acting)
Successor3:Council abolished
Nationality:Taiwan
Birth Place:Taiwan
Party:Independent

Chen Junne-jih (; born 1958) is a Taiwanese agronomist and politician who currently serves as the Agriculture Minister of Taiwan[1] since 2023, first as acting and then formally appointed minister in the Cho cabinet in 2024.

Education

Political career

Chen served for many different position in the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan from 1999 to 2023.

During his career in the Council of Agriculture, he served as the associate researcher, section chief and researcher to deputy director of Taiwan Seed Improvement and Propagation Station from 1999 to 2007. And researcher, deputy director general to director general Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute from 2008 to 2019. On March 2019, Chen was appointed at the political deputy minister of the Council of Agriculture.[2]

Following the dissolution of the Council of Agriculture and the formation of the Ministry of Agriculture in 2023, Chen was again promoted as the deputy minister of Agriculture. However, minister Chen Chi-chung resigned after one month of the formation of the Ministry of Agriculture due to the controversy over imported eggs. Chen, as the deputy minister served as acting minister until next year. During his acting ministership, he was highly acknowledged for well-explaining and processing the egg controversy. He was appointed 2nd minister of Agriculture in the Cho cabinet.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acting Minister Chen Junne-jih. Ministry of Agriculture.
  2. Web site: About Acting Minister. Ministry of Agriculture. 2023-09-21.
  3. News: 陳駿季基層研究員出身 化解進口蛋爭議獲肯定. Focus Taiwan. 2024-04-23.