Shi-ying Chen, born
on December 30 of the year 1826, is the first son of Dr. Jing Sung Chen. He
graduated from the Department of Law in National Taiwan University and passed
the qualifying exam of lawyers. However, because he loved teaching in hometown
and he thought that teacher is also a
meaningful job, he abandoned the high-income job of being a lawyer and
then taught in the elementary school. In the year of 1953, he started to get
involved in politics and elected as the representative of Changhua County.
During the period, he offered his help to the citizens a lot. In 1968, he was
elected as the magistrate of Changhua and during the period, he promoted the
9-year compulsory education and set a junior science learning center...etc. in
the year of 1972, he served as the director of the Society Office in Taiwan
Provincial Government. During the period, he organized many plans to offer job opportunities,
free medical care, and tuition grants to help those who are in need. After
being the director for three years, he was promoted as the Minister of the
Civil Administration in Taiwan Provincial Government. During the period, he
proposed a project to improve the quality of water. At that time, the
groundwater was polluted seriously and many people were infected by drinking or
using the polluted water. Besides that, he also built telephone booths and
expanded the bridges... etc. Afterwards, he was also elected as
the monitor, the Central Committee of KMT, the managing director of Land Bank
of Taiwan, the presidential policy advisor, and the president of the peaceful
social service league in Taiwan Providence. Finally, in the year of 1995, due
to myocardial infarction, he died at the age of 70.
political track:
1. Promote the
9-year compulsory education
2 .Set up four
junior high schools
3 .found Mom's
Classroom at schools
4 .Found Junior
Science Learning Center
5 .Set the shelters
for typhoons
6 .Found colleges of
education
7 .Organize the
welfare project
8 .Improve the
county personnel authority to implement local autonomy.
9 .Organize the
improvement plan for residents living in remote areas
10. Expand
public-made production.
11 .promote the cemetery
parks with the Chair Dong-min Xie.
Reference: http://www.history.com.tw/pe/11/11100901.htm
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