| Date: | 11 February 2015 |
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| Speaker: | 張家祝博士 Dr Chang Chia Juch |
張家祝博士1979年畢業於美國普渡大學，主修都市及運輸工程，畢業後曾於美國任教。1981年返台後擔任國立交通大學交通運輸研究所教授及所長。1987年進入政府部門工作，擔任交通部運輸研究所所長，曾負責規劃台北及高雄捷運系統、第2條高速公路、北宜及12條東西向快速公路及高速鐵路等多項國家重大交通建設計劃。在交通部服務期間曾擔任民航局局長、中華郵政公司董事長及常務次長等職。2005年自公職退休後，曾任中華大學校長、中國鋼鐵公司董事長及中華航空董事長。2013年又被延攬入閣擔任第30任經濟部長。2014年卸任經濟部長職務後，目前擔任中華開發工業銀行董事長，希望藉由過去在產業、學術及政府機關多年的歷練與經驗，領導開發工銀未來業務發展，並協助台灣經濟轉型。
Dr Chang graduated from the School of Civil Engineering of Purdue University with Ph.D. degree in Transportation and Urban Engineering in 1979. He returned to Taiwan in 1981 to teach at National Chiao Tung University. In 1987, Dr Chang was recruited by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) of Taiwan and was appointed as the Director General of the Institute of Transportation. He was responsible for the overall planning and development of transportation infrustructure in Taiwan, including Taipei mass rapid transit system, national freeway and highway system, high-speed rail road, harbors and airports. Dr Chang was later promoted to Vice Minister of MOTC in 1995 to oversee not only the land, maritime, air transportation, but also the post, telecommunications, meteorology and tourism affairs. After his retirement from government in 2005, Dr Chang served various positions including President of Chung Hwa University, Chairman of China Steel Co., and Chairman of China Airlines. In 2013, Dr Chang was once again recruited by the Taiwan Government and was appointed as Minister of Economic Affairs. Dr Chang resigned in August 2014. He is now the Chairman of China Development Industrial Bank in Taiwan.
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