Chen Shih-chung

Taiwanese politician and dentist

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Updated 2026-07-20

Chen Shih-chung is a Taiwanese dental surgeon and politician. He served as the head of the Ministry of Health and Welfare from 2017 to 2022. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he gained widespread recognition as the leading authority on the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), he was the party's nominee to be the mayor of Taipei during the 2022 local elections, but lost to Chiang Wan-an.