Lin Mei-chu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

Lin Mei-chu
林美珠
4th Minister of Labor
In office 8 February 2017 – 26 February 2018
Prime Minister	Lin Chuan William Lai
Deputy	Liau Huei-fang
Preceded by	Kuo Fang-yu
Succeeded by	Hsu Ming-chun
30th Minister of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission
In office 20 May 2016 – 8 February 2017
Prime Minister	Lin Chuan
Preceded by	Jaclyn Tsai
Succeeded by	Hsu Jan-yau[1]
Minister without Portfolio
In office 20 May 2016 – 8 February 2017
Prime Minister	Lin Chuan
Deputy Magistrate of Chiayi County
In office 17 May 2010 – December 2014
Magistrate	Helen Chang
Political Deputy Minister of the Interior
In office August 2006 – 19 May 2008
Minister	Lee I-yang
Personal details
Born	(1953-11-12) 12 November 1953 (age 71) Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Wu Ming-hung
Relatives	Tsai Ing-wen (cousin)
Education	National Chengchi University (LLB, LLM)

Lin Mei-chu (Chinese: 林美珠; pinyin: Lín Měizhū; born 12 November 1953) is a Taiwanese politician. She was the Minister of Labor from 8 February 2017 until 22 February 2018.

Education

Lin obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees in law from National Chengchi University in 1976 and 1982, respectively.^[2]

Political career

She was appointed to head the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission in April 2016.^[3] Lin stated in June, shortly after taking office on 20 May 2016, that she preferred handing over the MTAC's functions to other government agencies.^[4][5]

In February 2017, she replaced Kuo Fang-yu as minister of labor.^[6] On 22 February 2018, she tendered her resignation from the ministry, citing health reasons. She was replaced by Deputy Minister Su Li-chiung.^[7]

Lin was named chair of the Taiwan Asset Management Corporation on 13 December 2018. The next day, she announced her resignation.^[8]

Personal

Lin Mei-chu and the incumbent President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen are cousins.^[9] Her husband, Wu Ming-hung, is the incumbent President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Taiwan.

References

1. "New agriculture, health, labor and science ministers sworn in". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
2. "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)". Archived from the original on 2016-05-25.
3. "Premier-designate finalizes his Cabinet lineup". Central News Agency.
4. Lee, I-Chia (21 June 2016). "Mongolian-Tibetan commission might be merged: minister". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
5. Wu, Hsin-yun; Kao, Evelyn (20 June 2016). "Minister makes pitch to retain operations of obscure agency". Central News Agency. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
6. Shen, Worthy; Yu, Hsiao-han; Chang, Ming-hsun; Huang, Li-yun; Kao, Evelyn (8 February 2017). "Four new ministers sworn in". Central News Agency. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
7. Chuan, Ku; Chen, Christie (22 February 2018). "Taiwan to replace its labor minister with a deputy: source". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
8. Lin, Meng-ju; Kao, Evelyn (13 December 2018). "Taiwan Asset Management Corp. chair resigns amid cronyism accusations". Retrieved 13 December 2018.
9. "Taiwan names first ministers in new Cabinet". Straits Times. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.