Chen Changwen

Chen Changwen (traditional Chinese: 陳長文; simplified Chinese: 陈长文; pinyin: Chén Chángwén; born 1944) is a Chinese politician and lawyer who was the secretary of the Straits Exchange Foundation and the president of the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China.[1][2][3] Chen was chairman and chief executive officer of Lee and Li, one of Taiwan's largest law firms, and currently serves as senior partner.[4]

Chen Changwen
陳長文
Secretary of Straits Exchange Foundation
In office
1990s – 1990s
President of Red Cross Society of the Republic of China
In office
1980s – 1980s
Personal details
Born1944 (age 76–77)
Kunming, Yunnan, Republic of China
Political partyKuomintang
ParentsChen Shouren (father)
Alma materNational Taiwan University
University of British Columbia
Harvard University
OccupationPolitician, lawyer
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Biography

Chen Changwen was born in 1944 in Kunming, Yunnan, with his ancestral hometown in Fuzhou. His father, Chen Shouren (Chinese: 陳壽人; pinyin: Chén Shòurén), was a soldier, who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy. He was the fourth child of four children.

In 1949, after the Chinese Civil War, Chen Shouren went to Taiwan with his family. In October, Chen Shouren was transferred to Sichuan and appointed chief of staff of the 69th army. Later, he died in Qionglai.

Chen Changwen was raised in Taipei. He graduated from the law college in the National Taiwan University in 1967. Chen went to Canada to study law. At the University of British Columbia, he received his LLM in 1969 and a law degree from Harvard University in 1972.

In the 1980s, Chen served as the president of the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China.

In the early 1990s, Chen was appointed the secretary of the Straits Exchange Foundation.[5]

References
  1. 陈长文与马英九对谈 脱口而出"笨中之笨马'总统'". Ifeng.com (in Chinese). 30 October 2013.
  2. 图文：理律法律事务所所长陈长文. Sina (in Chinese). 6 November 2012.
  3. 陈长文再吁"倒阁""蓝委"痛批. Sina (in Chinese). 2013.
  4. History of Lee and Li
  5. "金门协议"亲历者重返金门 陈长文：风雨故人来. Sina (in Chinese). 21 September 2010.
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