Tsai Ching-hsiang

Tsai graduated from Soochow University with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree and earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Chinese Culture University in 1982. His master's degree thesis was titled, "A study of civil legal issues concerning public nuisance" (Chinese: 公害民事法律問題之研究).^[2]

After receiving his master's degree, Tsai became a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School. He later earned an executive Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from National Taiwan University.^[3]

Tsai served as head prosecutor in Kinmen and Miaoli,^[4] before taking office as the prosecutor-general of Keelung.^[5] He later led the Department of Prosecutorial Affairs at the Ministry of Justice. In this role, Tsai facilitated the extradition of Gerhard Dieter Rockmann to Germany and Wang You-theng from the United States.^[6][7] In mid-2007, Tsai was named head prosecutor of the Shilin District Prosecutors' Office.^[8] After leaving Shilin, Tsai served as lead prosecutor in Taoyuan and chief secretary of the justice ministry,^[4][9] followed by a stint as principal of the Judges Academy [zh].^[10] He was subsequently named to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in July 2016.^[10] In 2016, Tsai was appointed director general of the Investigation Bureau.^[11][12][13] As bureau leader, Tsai investigated environmental damage and was especially known for leading drug busts.^[14][15] Tsai was respected for his high standards, efficiency, and personal leadership style.^[16] He was also known for his close relationship with William Lai.^[17]