As part of its series of promotions for young party members to major government and party posts, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday named the 39-year-old Chung Chia-pin (
Chung's appointment was passed yesterday in the party's Central Executive Committee meeting in accordance with the party's policy to realize the cultivation of young talent.
Chung's appointment came after former deputy secretary general Lee Chin-yung (
Lee's post, which is in charge of organization and coordination work, was filled by another deputy secretary-general, Lee Ying-yuan (
Lee Ying-yuan yesterday said "the DPP's recent reforms on the primary regulations for legislator-at-large candidates have won applause from society. This time, the use of young people for major party posts demonstrates the party's willingness for a generational transfer of power."
Chung's appointment was effective as of yesterday.
Chung yesterday said the way the DPP named him to the deputy secretary-general post was quick and decisive, reflecting a very effective and business-like management model.
Chung, born in 1965, holds a bachelor's degree in history from National Taiwan University. He came from a Mainlander family and was the co-founder of the Goa-Seng-Lang Association For Taiwan Independence (
In addition to his previous experiences as an aide to Council for Cultural Affairs Chairwoman Tchen Yu-chiou (陳郁秀), Chung also served as a member of the National Assembly and worked as a top aide for former Penghu County Commissioner Kao Chih-peng (高植澎) and Pingtung County Commissioner Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全).
In related news, the DPP's Central Executive Committee meeting yesterday passed the qualification review for all candidates for the legislative elections, the election of members and Aboriginal representatives to the party congress, and the Kaohsiung city councilor by-election.
All of the 139 registrants in the legislative primaries passed the qualification reviews, but Sunny Bank (
The qualification review involves an inspection of the candidate's criminal and financial records, as well as disciplinary record for party regulations.
Hsueh's qualification review was still pending, as the insider trading case has not been concluded. Hsueh is married to incumbent DPP Legislator Chen Sheng-hung (
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