Sun Ta-chuan

Sun Ta-chuan
孫大川
Vice President of Control Yuan
Assumed office
1 August 2014
President Chang Po-ya
Preceded by Chen Jinn-lih
Minister of Council of Indigenous Peoples of the Republic of China
In office
10 September 2009  1 August 2013
Deputy Hung Liang-chuan
Hsu Ming-yuan
Lin Chiang-yi
Preceded by Chang Jen-hsiang
Succeeded by Lin Chiang-yi
Personal details
Born 18 December 1953 (1953-12-18) (age 62)
Nationality  Republic of China
Alma mater National Taiwan University
Fu Jen Catholic University
Catholic University of Louvain

Sun Ta-chuan (Chinese: 孫大川; pinyin: Sūn Dàchuān), also known as Paelabang Danapan[1] in the Puyuma language, is Taiwanese aboriginal educator and politician. He served as the Minister of the Council of Indigenous Peoples of the Executive Yuan in 2009–2013. He is a member of the Puyuma tribe in Taiwan.[2][3]

Early life

Sun did his bachelor's degree in Chinese literature from National Taiwan University, bachelor's degree in philosophy from Fu Jen Catholic University. He then did his doctoral degree in sinology from Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium.[4]

Early career

Prior to joining the political world, Sun was a professor at the National Chengchi University in Taipei.[5]

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