Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest • Volume • Number • 5th February 2002
Taiwan’s Finance Minister Appointed WTO Rep
On 1 February, Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian named Yen Ching-chang, former Finance Minister, as the country’s chief representative to the WTO. Appointed as Finance Minister in 2000, Yen also served as Vice Finance Minister from 1996-2000, department director at the presidential office from 1992-1996, and held other positions in the finance ministry from 1981-1992. In January, Taiwan became the 144th Member of the WTO.
"Former finance minister named Taiwan’s WTO representative," AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, 1 February 2002.