Chen Ching-min

Chen Ching-min
MLY
陳靜敏
Official portrait, 2018
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
25 December 2022 – 31 January 2024
Preceded byChou Chun-mi
ConstituencyParty-list
In office
9 November 2018 – 31 January 2020
Preceded byChen Chi-mai
ConstituencyParty-list
Personal details
Born (1966-05-02) 2 May 1966 (age 58)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
EducationUniversity of Illinois Chicago (BS)
Indiana University (MA, PhD)

Chen Ching-min (Chinese: 陳靜敏; born 2 May 1966) is a Taiwanese nurse and politician. The American Academy of Nursing and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have awarded her fellowship. Politically, Chen is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party and has served as an appointed at-large member of the Legislative Yuan twice, from 2018 to 2020, and from 2022 to 2024.

Early life and education

Chen was born in Taipei on 2 May 1966.[1][2] Her father Chen An-bang [zh], brother Chen Chien-ming [zh], and niece Chen Su-yu [zh] are politicians. Chen's elder sister was a nurse, and inspired her to pursue the vocation.[3] Chen completed a bachelor's degree in nursing at the University of Illinois Chicago in 1990,[4][5] then earned a Ph.D. in health policy from the Indiana University School of Nursing.[6]

Academic career

After completing her doctorate in 2007,[7] Chen became a professor at Taipei Medical University, where she established the School of Geriatric Nursing and Care Management that same year.[5] Chen subsequently joined the National Cheng Kung University faculty in 2011.[7] While serving as a legislator, Chen retained her position as deputy director of the Taiwan Nurses Association.[6][8] In 2019, she was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.[5][4]

After completing her partial term on the ninth Legislative Yuan, Chen resumed a professorship within the nursing department at the National Cheng Kung University.[9][6] Chen has written a number of editorials on health-related topics, which were published in the Taipei Times.[10][11] Chen became the first Taiwanese nurse to be named a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2022.[12]

Political career

Chen was placed on the Democratic Progressive Party proportional representation party list for the 2016 legislative elections, but not elected to office.[1] However, Chen was appointed an at-large member of the Legislative Yuan on 9 November 2018,[13] succeeding Chen Chi-mai, who resigned his legislative seat to contest the 2018 Kaohsiung mayoral election. While serving as a legislator, Chen advocated for Taiwanese healthcare professionals to join international medical organizations so Taiwanese could increase their participation at the 72nd World Health Assembly.[14] She also drew attention to a Chinese health official's actions toward a Taiwanese participant at the July 2019 meeting of the International Council of Nurses, in which the Chinese delegate flipped the Taiwanese representative's name badge over, to cover the flag of the Republic of China.[8] She ranked seventeenth on the 2020 party list, and was not reelected.[2] Following the election of Chou Chun-mi as Magistrate of Pingtung County, Chen was reappointed to the Legislative Yuan.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "立委 ‧ 全國不分區: 陳靜敏". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "立委．全國不分區: 17號 陳靜敏". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ Jansen, Jill. "Illustrating nursing's impact on Taiwan". Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Faculty, alumni named to 2019 class of AAN fellows". University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "UIC Nursing to celebrate faculty, alums at American Academy of Nursing conference". University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "陳靜敏" (in Chinese). Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Ching-Min Chen". National Cheng Kung University. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b Peng, Wan-hsin; Lin, Hui-chin; Hetherington, William (4 July 2019). "Recording shows Chinese delegate covering ROC badge". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  9. ^ Han Cheung (21 July 2020). "Taiwan's nursing conditions in poor state of health". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  10. ^ Chen, Ching-min (3 June 2020). "Investing in nursing and healthcare". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  11. ^ Chen, Ching-min (7 October 2021). "Hospital staff do not deserve a witch hunt". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  12. ^ Chen, Yun-yu; Ko, Lin (6 December 2022). "Nursing association head honored in Ireland". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 December 2022. Republished as: "Chen Ching-min inducted to Irish nursing faculty". Taipei Times. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Chen Ching-min (9)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  14. ^ Lee, I-chia (14 May 2019). "Health groups urge WHO to include Taiwan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  15. ^ Chen, Chun-hua; Kao, Evelyn (26 December 2022). "By-election for Nantou legislative seat scheduled for March 4". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 December 2022. Republished as: "By-election for Hsu's Nantou seat set for March 4". Taipei Times. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.