Tsai Ping-kun
Taiwanese politician and educator (born 1959)
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Tsai Ping-kun (Chinese: 蔡炳坤; pinyin: Cài Bǐngkūn; born 1959) is a Taiwanese politician and educator.
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Tsai Ping-kun | |
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蔡炳坤 | |
Tsai in 2015 | |
| Deputy Mayor of Taipei | |
| In office 26 March 2019 – 25 December 2022 | |
| Mayor | Ko Wen-je |
| Political Deputy Minister of Culture | |
| In office 9 November 2015 – 20 May 2016 | |
| Minister | Hung Meng-chi |
| Preceded by | Vicki Chiu |
| Deputy Mayor of Taichung | |
| In office 25 December 2010 – 19 December 2014 | |
| Mayor | Jason Hu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 66–67) |
| Party | Taiwan People's Party |
| Education | National Dong Hwa University (BA) National Chengchi University (MA, PhD) |
Early life and education
Tsai was born in Caotun, Nantou County, in 1959, and attended Taichung Municipal Taichung Industrial High School.[1] After graduating from National Dong Hwa University, he earned a master's degree in education in 1995 and, in 2006, his Ph.D. in education from National Chengchi University.[2][3] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "A study of the leadership of high school principals, organizational commitment, and organizational effectiveness" (Chinese: 高中校長領導行為、教師組織承諾與學校組織效能關係之研究).[4]
Career
Tsai was an independent politician before joining the Taiwan People's Party.[5] He worked for the Ministry of Education as a division chief and was deputy commissioner of the Taichung County Cultural Affairs Department.[6] Tsai served as president of the National Taichung First Senior High School through 2007,[7] becoming principal at Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School in 2008.[6] In 2010, Tsai was appointed deputy mayor of Taichung, alongside Hsiao Chia-chi, and under Jason Hu.[6][8] Between 2015 and 2016, Tsai was deputy minister of culture.[2][9] Tsai served as a mediator between the Executive Yuan and student protestors who organized the Anti-Black Box Curriculum Movement in 2015.[10] In March 2019, Tsai was appointed deputy mayor of Taipei by Ko Wen-je.[5]
Tsai was hospitalized on 11 July 2022 at Taipei's Renai City Hospital after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.[11]
