Woody Duh Duh Tyzz-jiun | |
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| 杜紫軍 | |
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| Vice Premier of Taiwan | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 20 May 2016 | |
| Premier | Chang San-cheng |
| Preceded by | Chang San-cheng |
| Succeeded by | Lin Hsi-yao |
| Minister of the National Development Council | |
| In office 4 February 2015[1][2] – 31 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Kuan Chung-ming |
| Succeeded by | Lin Chu-chia |
| Governor ofFujian Province | |
| In office 8 December 2014 – 31 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | John Deng |
| Succeeded by | Lin Chu-chia |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 8 December 2014 – 31 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | John Deng |
| Succeeded by | Lin Chu-chia |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office 10 August 2014 – 7 December 2014 | |
| Vice Minister | Cho Shih-chao,Shen Jong-chin |
| Preceded by | Chang Chia-juch |
| Succeeded by | John Deng[3] |
| Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office February 2014 – 10 August 2014 | |
| Minister | Chang Chia-juch |
| Vice | Cho Shih-chao,Shen Jong-chin |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Vice Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office June 2012 – February 2014 | |
| Minister | Chang Chia-juch |
| Deputy | Francis Liang |
| Vice | Cho Shih-chao |
| Succeeded by | Shen Jong-chin[4] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1959 (1959-10-23) (age 65) |
| Nationality |  Taiwanese |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS,MS,PhD) |
Woody Duh Tyzz-jiun (Chinese:杜紫軍;pinyin:Dù Zǐjūn;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Tō͘ Chú-kun; born 23 October 1959) is aTaiwanese politician, who was theVice Premier of the Republic of China from 1 February 2016 to 20 May 2016. He was the Governor ofFujian Province. He was theMinister of Economic Affairs (MOEA) of theRepublic of China from 10 August 2014 after his predecessorChang Chia-juch's resignation amid the2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions.[4][5][6] He tendered his resignation from the post on 30 November 2014 after the2014 Republic of China local election.[7]
Duh was born inBeijing and graduated with his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in forestry atNational Taiwan University. In 1993, he did postdoctoral research at the Department of Environmental Resources Engineering,State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in the United States.[8][9]
In his early career, Duh worked as a specialist at the MOEA National Bureau of Standards in 1983–1994, Executive Officer and Section Chief of 5th Directorate of theExecutive Yuan in 1994–1997, Senior Technical Specialist of theIndustrial Development Bureau (IDB) in 1997, Director of the 6th Division of the IDB in 1997–2001, Chief Secretary of IDB in 2001–2003, Deputy Director-General of the MOEA Small and Medium Enterprise Administration in 2003-2004, and as Chief Secretary ofCouncil for Economic Planning and Development in 2004. He then remained in the MOEA serving as the Director-General of the Department of Commerce in 2004–2006, Counselor in 2006–2007, Director-General of the Department of Industrial Technology in 2007-2009m and Director-General of the IDB in 2009–2012.[10][11]
Responding to thescandal regarding the adulteration and mislabeling of cooking oil made by Chang Chi Foodstuff Factory Co. in October 2013, Duh said that although the cooking oil company had obtained the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMD) certificate, the company might give wrong information regarding their manufacturing process to the Industrial Development Bureau. He said that currently the bureau is reviewing the GMD system and might require manufacturers to present its export and import activities and declaration and to allow on-the-spot inspection of their production lines when seeking certification.[12]
