Lin Mei-chu

Lin Mei-chu
Lin Mei-chu
林美珠
	Official portrait, 2017
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 Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs
	In office; 20 May 2016 – 8 February 2017
Prime Minister	Lin Chuan
Preceded by	Jaclyn Tsai
Succeeded by	Hsu Jan-yau
Minister without Portfolio
	In office; 20 May 2016 – 8 February 2017
Prime Minister	Lin Chuan
Magistrate
Additional offices
Deputy Magistrate of Chiayi
	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
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born	12 November 1953 (age 72); Taipei, Taiwan
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 lawyer and politician. She was the Minister of Labor from 8 February 2017 until 22 February 2018.

Education

Lin attended law school at National Chengchi University, where she earned her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1976 and her Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 1982.

Political career

She was appointed to head the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission in April 2016. 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.

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

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

Personal life

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

References

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

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[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.