Winston Chen

1943

Taiwan

Dang was appointed Minister for the Environment (heading the Environmental Protection Administration) by Chen Shui-bian after the 2004 elections, and renounced his United States. citizenship to take up the position. His work as minister earned him the nickname "the over-educated garbage man". He served in the position until 2008, when he was succeeded by Stephen Shen. Dang did his undergraduate education at Taipei Medical University and then moved to the United States to pursue further education, successively earning an Master of Arts from Columbia University, a Doctor of Philosophy from the City University of New York, and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health.

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Taipei Medical University. Harvard University; Columbia University.

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Dang was appointed Minister for the Environment (heading the Environmental Protection Administration) by Chen Shui-bian after the 2004 elections, and renounced his United States. citizenship to take up the position. His work as minister earned him the nickname "the over-educated garbage man". He served in the position until 2008, when he was succeeded by Stephen Shen.

Dang did his undergraduate education at Taipei Medical University and then moved to the United States to pursue further education, successively earning an Master of Arts from Columbia University, a Doctor of Philosophy from the City University of New York, and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health.

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