Tu Cheng-sheng

Tu Cheng-sheng
Minister Tu in 2007
22nd Minister of Education
In office May 20, 2004 – May 20, 2008
Preceded by	Huang Jung-tsun
Succeeded by	Cheng Jei-cheng
Personal details
Born	June 10, 1944 (1944-06-10) (age 67) Kaohsiung County (now part of Kaohsiung City), Taiwan
Alma mater	National University of Tainan National Taiwan University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Historian

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tu.

Tu Cheng-sheng (traditional Chinese: 杜正勝; simplified Chinese: 杜正胜; pinyin: Dù Zhèngshèng), a Taiwanese politician. Tu served as the Minister of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan) during Chen Shui-bian's second term as President.^[1]

Tu has a bachelor's degree (1970) and a master's degree (1974) in history, earning both from National Taiwan University.

Tu Cheng-sheng became notorious for his colorful and abrasive behavior. After being filmed asleep at a 2007 Parliament meeting, he was photographed picking his nose in response to public criticism. Also that year, he grabbed a reporter's microphone and shoved a cameraman into a wall.^[1]

Educational background

Tu Cheng-sheng graduated from the Provincial Tainan Normal University (present-day National University of Tainan) in 1966. He also attended the National Taiwan University in 1970 and majored in history. He is a specialist in the history of ancient Chinese society, culture and medicine.

He is formerly the director of the National Palace Museum, member of the Academia Sinica, and professor for the National Tsing Hua University.

Publications

• Going Through the Ten Critical Years: 1990-2000, 2000, ISBN 9574691411
• The Birth of Taiwan: Formosa in the 17th Century, 2003, ISBN 9572815911
• New Road for Historical Studies, 2004, ISBN 9571440272
• Educational Reform in Taiwan: Retrospect and Prospect, 2007, OCLC 173372350

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Nose-picking lawmaker to shout his last good-bye", Reuters, Apr 24, 2008

Government offices
Preceded by Huang Jung-tsun	ROC Minister of Education 2004-2008	Succeeded by Cheng Jei-cheng

Persondata
Name	Tu Cheng-sheng
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Date of birth	June 10, 1944
Place of birth	Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
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