Mark Chen

Mark Tan-sun Chen MLY
陳唐山/Tân Tông-san
Secretary-General to the President
In office 23 March 2008 – 20 May 2008
President	Chen Shui-bian
Preceded by	Yeh Chu-lan
Succeeded by	Chan Chun-po
In office 25 January 2006 – 6 February 2007
President	Chen Shui-bian
Preceded by	Ma Yung-chen (acting)
Succeeded by	Chiou I-jen
Secretary-General of National Security Council
In office 6 February 2007 – 27 March 2008
Chairman	Chen Shui-bian
Preceded by	Chiou I-jen
Succeeded by	Su Chi
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 16 April 2004 – 14 January 2006
Prime Minister	Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh
Preceded by	Eugene Chien
Succeeded by	James C. F. Huang
Magistrate of Tainan County
In office 20 December 1993 – 20 December 2001
Preceded by	Lee Ya-chiao
Succeeded by	Su Huan-chih
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2012 – 31 January 2016
Preceded by	Lee Chun-yee
Succeeded by	Wang Ting-yu
Constituency	Tainan 5
In office 1 February 2002 – 15 April 2004
Constituency	Tainan
In office 1 February 1993 – 20 December 1993
Succeeded by	Chen Zau-nan
Personal details
Born	(1935-09-16) 16 September 1935 (age 88) Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater	National Taiwan University University of Oklahoma Purdue University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Geophysicist

Mark Tang-shan/Tan-sun Chen^[1][2][3][4] (Chinese: 陳唐山; pinyin: Chén Tángshān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Tông-san; born 16 September 1935) is a Taiwanese politician, former Secretary-General of the Office of the President of Taiwan under former President Chen Shui-bian. He was also previously Foreign Minister of the ROC from 2004 to 2006 (the first Democratic Progressive Party member to occupy the position). Before returning to Taiwan, he worked for the United States Department of Commerce from 1973 to 1992, over 19 years.^{[5] [6]}