Wu Jin
Wu Jin | |
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Minister of Education of the Republic of China | |
In office 10 June 1996 – 9 February 1998 | |
Preceded by | Kuo Wei-fan |
Succeeded by | Lin Ching-chiang |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 April 1934 |
Died | 14 January 2008(2008-01-14) (aged 73) Tainan City, Taiwan |
Nationality | Republic of China |
Alma mater | University of Iowa |
Wu Jin | |
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Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 吳京 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Wú Jīng |
Hokkien POJ | Ngô͘ Keng |
Tâi-lô | Ngôo King |
Wu Jin (Chinese: 吳京; pinyin: Wú Jīng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô͘ Keng; 9 April 1934 – 14 January 2008) was a Taiwanese educator and politician who served as Minister for Education between 1996 and 1998 under president Lee Teng-hui.[1]
Early life
Wu obtained his doctorate in mechanics and hydraulics from the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa, U.S..[1] He was a research fellow at the Academia Sinica in 1986.[1]
Wu also served as the first president of the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, Taiwan.[1]
Minister for Education
Wu was selected by President Lee Teng-hui to serve as Taiwan's education minister in June 1996.[1] He was known for his progressive views on the reforms needed in Taiwan's educational system.[1]
Wu stepped down as Minister for Education in February 1998.[1] His resignation was due to a difference of opinion dispute between himself and the president of Academia Sinica, Lee Yuan-tseh, over the pace and types of educational reforms needed.[1] (Lee Yuan-tseh had previously chaired a panel force in the 1980s which had led to a number of changes concerning education in Taiwan.[1])
Death
Wu Jin was diagnosed with cancer of the ampulla of Vater, a rare form of the disease, in 2006.[1] He received treatment at the National Cheng Kung University Hospital in Taiwan and the United States.[1]
Wu's health began to deteriorate in December, 2007 following a trip to Mainland China.[1] He died on Monday, 14 January 2008, at National Cheng Kung University Hospital in Tainan, Taiwan, at the age of 74.[1] Wu was survived by his wife. His funeral took place in Tainan on 27 January 2008.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Former Education Minister Wu Jin dies at 74". The China Post. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
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