Chang Juu-en

Chang Juu-en (Chinese: 張祖恩; pinyin: Zhāng Zǔ'ēn; born 1951) is a Taiwanese engineer who served as Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration from 2003 to 2005.

Chang Juu-en
張祖恩
Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration
In office
6 October 2003 – 25 April 2005
Preceded byHau Lung-pin
Succeeded byTsay Ting-kuei (acting)
Chang Kow-lung
Personal details
Born1951 (age 69–70)
NationalityRepublic of China
Alma materNational Cheng Kung University
Tohoku University

Early life and academic career

Chang was born in 1951 and raised on a farm in Taiwan. He earned a Ph.D in civil engineering from Tohoku University in Japan, after having studied at Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). Chang began teaching at NCKU in 1982, and was named deputy minister of the Environmental Protection Administration under the leadership of Hau Lung-pin in April 2001.[1]

Environmental Protection Administration

Hau Lung-pin resigned from the Environmental Protection Administration on 1 October 2003, due to a disagreement on whether to implement referendum results despite concerns raised in a professional environmental impact assessment.[2] Premier Yu Shyi-kun appointed Chang Juu-en to succeed Hau in an acting capacity after accepting Hau's resignation on 5 October.[3]

Upon taking office, Chang pushed the government to build more incinerators,[4] a recommendation that incited severe backlash across Taiwan.[5][6] He made attempts to regulate the recycling of e-waste.[7][8] Chang was criticized in 2004 for proposing an expensive three-year action plan during an election year, as it was not a guarantee that he would be retained.[9] However, he kept his post after the election,[10] and worked to clean the Fengshan River.[11] Chang resigned in April 2005 and returned to teaching at National Cheng Kung University.[12]

References
  1. Chiu, Yu-Tzu (12 November 2003). "EPA head charts new course after Hau's resignation". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. Chiu, Yu-Tzu (7 October 2003). "Hau touts EPA professionalism". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. "Premier looking for new EPA administrator". Taipei Times. 5 October 2003. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. Chiu, Yu-Tzu (18 November 2003). "Legislators question waste management policy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. Chiu, Yu-Tzu (30 October 2003). "Anti-incinerator protests across Taiwan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  6. Chiu, Yu-Tzu (12 December 2003). "Community protests incinerators". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  7. Chiu, Yu-Tzu (4 December 2003). "Taiwan to recycle discarded CDs by middle next year". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  8. Chiu, Yu-tzu (18 January 2002). "EPA calls for recycling of computers, printers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  9. Chiu, Yu-Tzu (3 May 2004). "EPA action plans come under strong criticism". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  10. Ko, Shu-ling (5 May 2004). "Financial, economic officials appointed in Cabinet shuffle". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  11. Chiu, Yu-Tzu (10 August 2004). "EPA plans restoration of polluted Fengshan River". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  12. Chuang, Jimmy (22 April 2005). "Hsieh praises outgoing EPA head Chang Juu-en". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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