20 Facts About Johnny Chiang

Chiang Chi-chen, known by his English name Johnny Chiang, is a Taiwanese politician and political scientist who is currently the vice president of the Legislative Yuan.

Johnny Chiang was the penultimate Director-General of the Government Information Office from 2010 to 2011, a post he resigned to become a member of the Legislative Yuan in which he has served since 2012.

Johnny Chiang took office as vice president of the Legislative Yuan on 1 February 2024.

Johnny Chiang attended elementary and junior high school in his hometown of Taichung before graduating with a bachelor's degree in diplomacy at National Chengchi University.

Johnny Chiang served in the 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion during his compulsory military service.

Johnny Chiang was honorably discharged from the Army's special force with the rank of corporal.

Johnny Chiang completed graduate graduate studies in the United States, where he earned a master's degree in international relations and political science from the University of Pittsburgh, then earned his Ph.

Johnny Chiang taught at the Department of Political Science of Soochow University as a full-time associate professor, and worked in multiple positions at the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research.

Johnny Chiang was named the head of the Government Information Office in 2010.

When Johnny Chiang was selected as a Kuomintang candidate for the legislature in April 2011, he resigned the GIO position and was replaced by Philip Yang.

Johnny Chiang was one of five former GIO officials to appear on the ballot.

Johnny Chiang won election in 2012, and again in 2016.

Johnny Chiang was chosen as one of five conveners of the Legislative Yuan's constitutional amendment committee in 2015.

Johnny Chiang shared foreign and national defense committee convener duties with Liu Shih-fang in 2016.

Johnny Chiang announced his intention to contest the Taichung mayoralty in October 2017, becoming the second Kuomintang politician after Lu Shiow-yen to declare interest in the position.

Johnny Chiang declared his candidacy for the 2020 Kuomintang chairmanship election on 25 January 2020, ten days after Wu Den-yih resigned the position.

Johnny Chiang defeated Hau Lung-pin in the leadership election, held on 7 March 2020.

Johnny Chiang took office as Kuomintang chairman on 9 March 2020.

In March 2021, KMT chairman Johnny Chiang rejected the "one country, two systems" as a feasible model for Taiwan, citing Beijing's response to protests in Hong Kong as well as the value that Taiwanese place in political freedoms.

Johnny Chiang is married to the daughter of former legislator Liu Shen-liang, with whom he has two children.