| Tsai Ping-kun | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Term Start1: | 26 March 2019 |
| 1Blankname1: | Mayor |
| Term Start2: | 9 November 2015 |
| Term End2: | 20 May 2016 |
| 1Blankname2: | Minister |
| Term Start3: | 25 December 2010 |
| Term End3: | 19 December 2014 |
| 1Blankname3: | Mayor |
| Occupation: | politician |
| Profession: | educator |
| Mawards: | is not set --> |
Tsai Ping-kun (; born 1959) is a Taiwanese politician.
Tsai was born in Caotun, Nantou County, in 1959.[1] He obtained his bachelor's degree from National Dong Hwa University, and master's and doctoral degree in education from National Chengchi University.[2] [3]
Tsai was an independent politician before joining the Taiwan People's Party. He worked for the Ministry of Education as a division chief and was deputy commissioner of the Taichung County Cultural Affairs Department.[4] Tsai served as president of the National Taichung First Senior High School through 2007,[5] becoming principal at Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School in 2008.[4] In 2010, Tsai was appointed deputy mayor of Taichung, alongside Hsiao Chia-chi, and under Jason Hu.[4] [6] Between 2015 and 2016, Tsai was deputy minister of culture.[2] [7] Tsai served as a mediator between the Executive Yuan and student protestors who organized the Anti-Black Box Curriculum Movement in 2015.[8] In March 2019, Tsai was appointed deputy mayor of Taipei by Ko Wen-je.[9]
Tsai was hospitalized on July 11, 2022 at Taipei's Renai City Hospital after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.[10]