John Deng

{{Short description|Taiwanese politician (born 1952)}} {{family name hatnote|Deng|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Deng Chen-chung | native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hant|鄧振中}}}} | image = 鄧振中總代表.jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2023 | order1 = | office1 = Minister without Portfolio of the Office of Trade Negotiations | deputy1 = | premier1 = Lin Chuan William Lai Su Tseng-chang Chen Chien-jen | term_start1 = 9 August 2016 | term_end1 = 20 May 2024 | predecessor1 = Shih Jun-ji | term_start2 = 3 March 2014 | term_end2 = 7 December 2014 | premier2 = Jiang Yi-huah | predecessor2 = Schive Chi | successor2 = Woody Duh | order3 = | office3 = Minister of Economic Affairs | deputy3 = Cho Shih-chao | term_start3 = 8 December 2014 | term_end3 = 20 May 2016 | prime_minister3 = Mao Chi-kuo Simon Chang | predecessor3 = Woody Duh | successor3 = Chih-Kung Lee | order4 = | office4 = Governor of Fujian Province | deputy4 = | premier4 = Jiang Yi-huah | term_start4 = 25 March 2014 | term_end4 = 7 December 2014 | predecessor4 = Schive Chi | successor4 = Woody Duh | order5 = | office5 = Deputy Secretary-General of the National Security Council | 1blankname5 = Secretary-General | 1namedata5 = Su Chi Hu Wei-chen Jason Yuan | deputy5 = | term_start5 = 25 November 2009 | term_end5 = 2 March 2014 | predecessor5 = Kao Chang | successor5 = Liu Da-nien | order6 = | office6 = Political Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs | minister6 = Yiin Chii-ming | term_start6 = 20 May 2008 | term_end6 = 24 November 2009 | predecessor6 = | successor6 = | order7 = | office7 = Deputy Representative of Taiwan to United States | minister7 = | 1blankname7 = Representative | 1namedata7 = David Lee | term_start7 = 2006 | term_end7 = 2007 | predecessor7 = | successor7 = | order8 = | office8 = Deputy Minister of Mainland Affairs Council | minister8 = Tsai Ing-wen | term_start8 = 20 May 2000 | term_end8 = 5 March 2002 | predecessor8 = | successor8 = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|7|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Sanxing, Yilan, Taiwan | death_date = | death_place = | party = Independent | spouse = | children = | signature = | education = Soochow University (LLB) George Washington University (LLM) }}

'''Deng Chen-chung''' ({{lang-zh|t=鄧振中|s=邓振中|first=t|p=Dèng Zhènzhōng}}; born 29 July 1952), also known by his English name '''John Deng''', is a Taiwanese lawyer. He is currently a minister without portfolio in charge of the Office of Trade Negotiations. He was the Minister of Economic Affairs since 8 December 2014 until 20 May 2016.<ref>{{cite web |date=2014-02-26 |title=New Cabinet member appointed to handle TPP, RCEP issues | Politics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201402260036.aspx |access-date=2014-04-30 |publisher=Focustaiwan.tw}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2014-02-26 |title=New ministers without portfolio named(Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Press Releases) |url=http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/News_Content2.aspx?n=1C6028CA080A27B3&s=6BE7CD8F6A2C8141 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023610/http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/News_Content2.aspx?n=1C6028CA080A27B3&s=6BE7CD8F6A2C8141 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |access-date=2014-04-30 |publisher=Ey.gov.tw}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Executive Yuan Officials |url=http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/Member_Info.aspx?n=FA0EE271955178E3&s=18450FF238529BE3 |access-date=2014-04-30 |publisher=Ey.gov.tw}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Deng obtained his bachelor's degree in law from Soochow University, and his master's degree in law from George Washington University in the United States.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

==Economic affairs ministry==

===Ministry appointment=== Upon his appointment to the position of Minister of Ministry of Economic Affairs on 5 December 2014, Deng laid out goals he would work towards during his appointed ministerial term. He said that he would strive to boost the competitiveness of Taiwan's industries, explore the Chinese mainland and international markets and improve the lives of the Taiwanese people. He added that clear objectives were needed to boost Taiwan's competitiveness, which included better promoting Taiwan's product in Mainland China and elsewhere, thus he would push the ministry for free trade deals with other countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201412050041.aspx|title = Newly appointed economics minister lays out goals - Focus Taiwan}}</ref>

===Electricity conservation=== In July 2015, Deng called on public and business sectors to conserve electricity when reserved capacity reached to a level of only 670 MW.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/07/04/439882/Nation-sees.htm |title=Nation sees relief in tight electricity supply - the China Post |access-date=2015-08-05 |archive-date=2015-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802121957/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/07/04/439882/Nation-sees.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Second term as minister without portfolio== Tsai Ing-wen named Deng minister without portfolio in charge of the Office of Trade Negotiations in August 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Huang|first1=Chiao-wen|last2=Low|first2=Y. F.|title=Former economics minister to oversee trade negotiations: Cabinet|url=http://m.focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201608090034.aspx|access-date=10 August 2016|agency=Central News Agency|date=9 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012183957/http://m.focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201608090034.aspx|archive-date=12 October 2016}} [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/11/2003652896 Alt URL]</ref>

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