Lin Mei-chu
Politician from Taiwan
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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.
William Lai
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| 林美珠 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minister without Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 20 May 2016 – 8 February 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Lin Chuan | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 November 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Wu Ming-hung | ||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Tsai Ing-wen (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Education | National Chengchi University (LLB, LLM) | ||||||||||||||||||
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.[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 life
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.
