Lin Mei-chu () is a Taiwanese politician. She was the

Minister of Labor Minister of Labour (in British English) or Labor (in American English) is typically a cabinet-level position with portfolio responsibility for setting national labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, traini ...

from 8 February 2017 until 22 February 2018.

Education

Lin obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees in law from

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei. The university is also considered as the earliest public service training facility of the Republic of China. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subs ...

in 1976 and 1982, respectively.

Political career

She was appointed to head the

Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission The Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission (MTAC) was a ministry-level commission of the Executive Yuan in the Republic of China. It was disbanded on 15 September 2017. History The first model was created during the Qing dynasty in 1636 a ...

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 Kuo Fang-yu (; born 1 April 1952) is a Taiwanese politician. He served as the Minister of Labor since 20 May 2016 until 7 February 2017. Education Kuo obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in diplomacy from National Chengchi University ...

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

Lin and ROC President

Tsai Ing-wen Tsai Ing-wen (; born 31 August 1956) is a Taiwanese politician serving as president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2016. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Tsai is the first female president of Taiwan. She served as ...

are cousins.

References

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