Chuang Ching-cheng | |
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| 莊競程 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office February 1, 2020 – January 31, 2024 | |
| Constituency | Taichung's 5th electoral district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1980 Taichung, Taiwan |
| Party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Education | Chung Yuan Christian University (BS, MS) National Taiwan University (PhD) |
Chuang Ching-cheng (Chinese: 莊競程; born December 22, 1980) is a Taiwanese biomedical engineer and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2020 to 2024 representing Taichung's 5th electoral district.
Early life and education
[edit]Chuang was born in Taichung, Taiwan, on December 22, 1984. His uncle, Tseng Chao-jung, is also a politician.[1] After high school, Chuang graduated from Chung Yuan Christian University with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Master of Science (M.S.) in biomedical engineering. He then earned his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from National Taiwan University in 2012.[2] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Research and development of near-infrared light diffusion optical brain contrast technology" (近紅外光擴散光學腦造影技術研發).[3]
Academic career
[edit]After receiving his doctorate, Chuang completed postdoctoral research at National Yang-Ming University in photonics and biomedical imaging from 2012 to 2014, and also was a postdoctoral fellow in biophotonics and molecular imaging at the university from 2012 to 2013 and a university fellow in dentistry from 2013 to 2014.[4]
After spending time as a visiting scholar in computational optics and applied physics at the University of Tsukuba in Japan, he became an assistant professor in two departments at National Chiao Tung University: electrical engineering and computer engineering, and biomedical engineering.[2]
Political career
[edit]On September 4, 2019, Chuang was nominated by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to run as a legislator representing the fifth electoral district of Taichung City. He was elected after defeating Kuomintang (KMT) legislator Shen Chih-hui, and took office on February 1, 2020.[1]
In 2023, Chuang was nominated by the Democratic Progressive Party to run for re-election in the 2024 Taiwanese legislative election. However, he lost to Huang Chien-hao, a new member of the Kuomintang. After his defeat, Chuang was appointed as the executive director of the Executive Yuan's Central Taiwan Joint Services Center under premier Cho Jung-tai; he took office on May 20, 2024. However, he resigned on July 8, 2025, due to budget cuts to the center.[5]
On October 1, 2025, Chuang became the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Taiwan Think Tank, a public policy think tank foundation.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chen, Chiu-yun (July 8, 2025). "Chuang Ching-cheng resigns to join the Form 5 recall election". United Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ^ a b "10th Legislators: Chuang, Ching-Cheng" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Legislative Yuan. 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ^ "Research and development of near-infrared light diffusion optical brain contrast technology" (PhD Thesis). National Central Library. 2012.
- ^ "Ching-Cheng Chuang". University Academic Hub (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University). Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ^ Hao, Hsueh-ching (2025-07-08). "Chuang Ching-cheng resigns as Executive Director of the Executive Yuan's Central Office" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ^ Chang, Shu-han (2025-10-01). "New executive directors and deputy executive directors of Taiwan think tank appointed: Former legislators Chuang Ching-cheng and Hung Tzu-yung to assume the roles" (in Chinese). FTNN News. Retrieved 2025-11-22.