Chen Chi-chung (; born March 29, 1966) is a Taiwanese economist. He was the Minister of Agriculture from August 2023 to September 2023. He was previously the Minister of the Council of Agriculture between 14 January 2019 to 31 July 2023.
Chen graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics in 1989 and a master's degree in agricultural economics in 1994. He then earned his Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Texas A&M University in 1999. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Development and application of a linked global trade-detailed United States agricultural sector analysis system".
Chen was appointed as distinguished professor at National Chung Hsing University in 2008âÂÂ2016. In 2011, he was appointed as the secretary-general of the university and served the position until 2015.
In JanuaryâÂÂMay 2016, he was appointed as the chairperson of Rural Economics Society of Taiwan. On 20 May 2016, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Council of Agriculture and served until 13 January 2019 before he was appointed Minister the day after. On 19 September 2023, Chen resigned from the Ministry of Agriculture.