Chen Shi-shuenn

Chen Shi-shuenn is a Taiwanese civil engineer. He served as the Minister of the Public Construction Commission of the Executive Yuan from 2013 to 2014.

Education

Chen graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, then completed graduate studies in the United States, where he earned a Master of Science in civil engineering from the University of Delaware and his Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1987. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "The Response of Multilayered Systems to Dynamic Surface Loads."

Early career

He was a professor of construction engineering at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.

Political career

In 1995–1996, Chen was the Deputy Director-General of the National Expressway Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. In 1999–2001, he was the member of Disaster Prevention and Safety Committee of the Ministry of the Interior. In 2005–2009, he was the member of Public Construction Commission.