Emile Sheng

Sheng 'Chih-jen, also known by his English name Emile Sheng', is a Taiwanese political scientist. He was the Minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs from 2009 to 2011.

Education

Sheng graduated from National Chengchi University with a bachelor's degree in diplomacy, then completed doctoral studies in the United States, where he earned his Ph.D. in political science from Northwestern University in 1998 under political scientist Benjamin Page. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Information processing and the evaluation of presidential candidates: Issues, candidates, and partisanship".

Early career

Sheng was the chief executive officer of the 2009 Summer Deaflympics organizing committee in Taipei in 2009.

Council of Cultural Affairs

On 17 November 2011, Sheng tendered his resignation after he was criticized for organizing an extravagant musical to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Day of the Republic of China which cost NT$215 million.