Chen Shih-chung

Chen was born in Taipei, Taiwan, on December 27, 1952. On his father's side, he was descended from a prominent academic family in Kaohsiung. One of his aunts, Sun Chen-ching (孫陳錦), was a centenarian who worked as designer for Nippon Light Metal.^[4] His father, Chen Chi-yen (陳棋炎), was a professor of civil law at National Taiwan University who was educated in Japan.^[5] During the White Terror, Chi-yen was a minor political dissident in Taiwan.^[6]

In 1968, Chen began attending Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School.^[7] After graduation, he enrolled at Taipei Medical University in 1971 to study dentistry and earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) in 1977.^[8]

Chen became the director of Taipei City Dentists Association in 1987 and stayed in the position until he was promoted to executive director in 1991. In 1993–1995, he was the president of the association. In 1995–1999, he was the president of Taiwan Dental Association and in 1995-2005 executive director and CEO of the association.^{[citation needed]}

In 1995–1996, he was the commissioner of the medical review committee of the Health Department of Taipei City Government. In 1993–1998 and 1999–2000, he was the commissioner of the dentist advisory committee of the Department of Health. In 1996-1999 and 2005–2006, he was the commissioner of the national health insurance supervisory committee of the department. At the same time (1996-2008), he was also the commissioner of the national health insurance medical expenditure negotiation committee of the department.^[9]

Chen was named the Democratic Progressive Party candidate for the Taipei mayoralty in July 2022.^[18][19] On 14 July 2022, Chen announced his resignation from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, citing a need to focus on his first campaign for electoral office.^[20][21] He formally stepped down on 18 July 2022.^[22] In the election held 26 November 2022, Chen lost to Chiang Wan-an.^[23]

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2022 Taipei mayoral election result[24]
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Kuomintang (KMT)	6	Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安)	575,590	42.29%
	Democratic Progressive (DPP)	12	Chen Shih-chung (陳時中)	434,558	31.93%
	Independent	8	Huang Shan-shan (黃珊珊)	342,141	25.14%
	Others			8,662	0.64%
Total				1,360,951	100.00%
Voter turnout				67.70%

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Chen raised two children.^[25] His family also has a dog, Yenpa.^[26]