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Taiwanese official (born 1975)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Kong.

Kong Tsui-chang
孔垂長
Kong in 2011

2nd Sacrificial Official to Confucius
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 September 2009
Appointed by	Ma Ying-jeou (as President of the Republic of China)
Preceded by	Kung Te-cheng

Personal details
Born	(1975-07-01) 1 July 1975 (age 49) National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
Spouse	Wu Shuo-yin (m. 2005)
Children	Kong Yu-jen Kong Yu-xin

Kung Tsui-chang

Traditional Chinese

孔垂長

Simplified Chinese

孔垂长

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Kǒng Chuícháng

Kong Tsui-chang (Chinese: 孔垂長; pinyin: Kǒng Chuícháng; born 1 July 1975) is the Sacrificial Official to Confucius in the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Kong is the 79th-generation descendant of Confucius in the main line of descent, making him the titular head of the Kong family. Kong succeeded his grandfather Kung Te-cheng to the post of Sacrificial Official to Confucius in 2009 following the latter's death a year earlier and was at the same time appointed Senior Advisor by President Ma Ying-jeou.

The Tsui (垂) character in his name is the generation name for 79th-generation descendants of Confucius. His children all have the character Yu (佑) in their names, it being the generation name given to 80th-generation descendants of Confucius. His father, Kong Wei-yi, predeceased his grandfather Kung Te-cheng, and his mother is Kong Wei-yi's wife, Yu Yue-jie (于曰潔). Kong Tsui-chang and his wife, Wu Shuoyin (吳碩茵), have a son Kong Yu-jen (孔佑仁), born 1 January 2006 in Taipei, and later a daughter, Kong Yu-xin (孔佑心).