Chen Chien-jen (born 1939)

This article is about the diplomat. For the Vice President (2016–2020) and Prime Minister (2023–2024) of Taiwan, see Chen Chien-jen.

Chen Chien-jen MLY
程建人
Officiap portrait, 1999
2nd Representative of Taiwan to the European Union and Belgium
In office August 2004 – 3 July 2006
President	Chen Shui-bian
Preceded by	David Lee
Succeeded by	Michael Kau
8th Representative of Taiwan to the United States
In office 30 June 2000 – 20 May 2004
President	Chen Shui-bian
Deputy	Lee Ying-yuan Shen Lyu-shun Michael Tsai
Preceded by	Stephen S.F. Chen
Succeeded by	David Lee
14th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 30 November 1999 – 20 May 2000
Prime Minister	Vincent Siew
Preceded by	Jason Hu
Succeeded by	Tien Hung-mao
15th Minister of the Government Information Office
In office 5 February 1998 – 30 November 1999
Prime Minister	Vincent Siew
Preceded by	David Lee
Succeeded by	Chao Yi
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 1993 – 31 January 1996
Constituency	Party-list
Personal details
Born	(1939-08-11) 11 August 1939 Jiading, Jiangsu, Republic of China
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Kuomintang

Chen Chien-jen (Chinese: 程建人; pinyin: Chéng Jiànrén; born 11 August 1939) is a Taiwanese diplomat who served as the Foreign Minister from 1999 to 2000.

Political career

Chen served in the Legislative Yuan for one term from 1993 to 1996. He was then named the minister of the Government Information Office in 1998. The next year, he was appointed to lead the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chen planned to retire after stepping down at the end of President Lee Teng-hui's final term in 2000. However, Lee's successor Chen Shui-bian asked Chen Chien-jen to reconsider. Chen eventually chose to accept the post of representative to the United States. He postponed retirement again in 2004 to become the representative to the European Union and Belgium. Chen was succeeded by Michael Kau in July 2006.

During Hung Hsiu-chu's 2016 presidential campaign, Chen was one of her diplomatic advisers.