Hochen Tan

{{Short description|Taiwanese politician (born 1950)}}

{{family name hatnote|Hochen|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Hochen Tan

| native_name = {{no bold|賀陳旦}}

| image = 台灣交通部長賀陳旦 (cropped).jpg

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| order1 =

| office1 = Minister of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China

| deputy1 = Wang Kwo-tsai (political)
Fan Chih-ku, Wu Men-feng (administrative)

| term_start1 = 20 May 2016

| term_end1 = 16 July 2018

| predecessor1 = Chen Jian-yu

| successor1 = Wu Hong-mo

| office2 = Director of the {{ill|Department of Transportation, Taipei City Government|zh|臺北市政府交通局}}

| term_start2 = 8 June 1995

| term_end2 = 24 December 1998

| appointed2 = Chen Shui-bian

| predecessor2 = Pu Ta-wei

| successor2 = Tsao Shou-min

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|12|6|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| nationality = Republic of China

| party = Independent

| spouse =

| children =

| relatives = Hocheng Hong (brother)

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| education = National Chung Hsing University (BS)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (MS)

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Hochen Tan ({{zh|t=賀陳旦|p=Hèchén Dàn}}; born 6 December 1950) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China from 20 May 2016 until 16 July 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/05/10/2003645907|title=Hochen Tan set to attend APEC meeting in Peru|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/Member_Info.aspx?n=C9F41B76CE5FB05D&s=91DD28640B30C2B0|title=院會室-語音|date=21 March 2012|publisher=}} He is the elder brother of Hocheng Hong.

Education

Hochen obtained his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from National Chung Hsing University in 1973 and earned his master's degree in urban and regional planning from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the United States in 1980.{{cite web|url=http://english.metro.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=1591118&ctNode=70210&mp=122036|title=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ─ Officials|publisher=}}

Political career

=Department of Transportation, Taipei City Government=

In 1997, while serving as head of Taipei City Government's {{ill|Department of Transportation, Taipei City Government|lt=Department of Transportation|zh|臺北市政府交通局}}, Hochen implemented a traffic plan that designated pedestrian crosswalks and signals, leading to a decline in the use of pedestrian overpasses.{{cite news |author1=Han Cheung |title=Taiwan in Time: The rise and fall of Taipei’s sky bridges |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2024/11/10/2003826654 |access-date=10 November 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=10 November 2024}}

=Ministry of Transportation and Communications=

==2016 APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting==

Hochen led a delegation from Taiwan to attend the APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting on 28–29 May 2016 in Peru.{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201605110007.aspx|title=Incoming minister to promote Taiwan tourism at APEC meeting|publisher=}}

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