Ho Chi-kung () is currently the Deputy Minister of

Health and Welfare Quality of life (QOL) is defined by the World Health Organization as "an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards ...

of the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

since 20 May 2016.

Early life

Ho did his bachelor's degree from

Kaohsiung Medical University The Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU; ) is a private medical school located in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The university was originally established as Kaohsiung Medical College in 1954 by the former mayor of Kaohsiung City, Ch ...

in 1984 and master's degree in public health from National Taiwan University in 1988.

Medical careers

At the

Hospital, Ho had been the Resident of the Department of Internal Medicine in 1988–1991, Chief Resident of the Department of Occupational Medicine in 1991–1992, Attending Physician of the Department of Occupational Medicine in 1992–1994, Director of the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine in 1994-2007 and Director of the Department of Community Medicine in 2003–2007.

References

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