Chen Yi-min (Chinese: 陳宜民; pinyin: Chén Yímín), also known as Arthur Chen, is a Taiwanese politician and doctor.[1] He was the vice president of Kaohsiung Medical University.[2] His medical research focuses on cancer, AIDS and epidemiology.[2]

Chen Yi-min
陳宜民
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2016 – 31 January 2020
Preceded byTseng Chu-wei
Succeeded byLí Kuì-bín
ConstituencyProportional Representation №3
Personal details
Political partyKuomintang
EducationNational Yang-Ming University (BMed, MS)
Harvard University (PhD)

Education

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Chen graduated first in his class from National Yang-Ming University with a Bachelor of Medicine, and obtained a master's degree in immunology from the university. He then earned a Ph.D. from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health of Harvard University in the United States.

Career

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He was the party-list legislator of the Kuomintang in the 9th Legislative Yuan from 2016 to 2020.[2] During the 2019 protest on 2019, he pushed a female police officer and he apologized for that behavior.[1]

In May 2018, he joined the Kuomintang's Kaohsiung mayoral primary campaign. Han Kuo-yu won that campaign and was subsequently nominated as the party's mayoral candidate.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pan, Jason; Chen, Yun (14 December 2019). "Chen apologizes for pushing cop". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "國民黨不分區增亮點 高醫副校長陳宜民出線". Apple Daily. 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2019-12-08. 據了解,擅長癌症和愛滋病防治的高雄醫學大學副校長陳宜民,以及淡江大學學務長柯志恩將名列專業組,增添兩亮點。
  3. ^ Hsu, Stacy (13 Jun 2020). "Kaohsiung chapter director wins KMT mayoral primary". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 November 2018.