Liu Shyh-fang
Taiwanese politician
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Liu Shyh-fang[1] (or Liu Shih-fang;[2] Chinese: 劉世芳; pinyin: Liú Shìfāng; born 15 August 1959) is a Taiwanese politician who currently serves as the Minister of the Interior since 2024.
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| 劉世芳 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 35th Minister of the Interior | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 20 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Cho Jung-tai | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lin Yu-chang | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 February 2016 – 31 January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Huang Chao-shun | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Lee Po-yee | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Kaohsiung 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 February 2002 – 30 June 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Party-list | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22nd Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 July 2002 – 20 May 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Yu Shyi-kun | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lee Ying-yuan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Arthur Iap | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 August 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Democratic Progressive Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Tamkang University (BS) Oklahoma State University (MS) National Taiwan University (MBA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
She graduated from the Oklahoma State University and is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party. She was deputy secretary-general of the office of President Chen Shui-bian.[3]
Education
Liu graduated from Tamkang University with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in chemical engineering. She then earned a Master of Science (M.S.) in environmental engineering from Oklahoma State University and an M.B.A. from National Taiwan University.[1][4]
Interior ministry
On 12 April 2024, Liu was appointed to Cho Jung-tai's incoming cabinet as Minister of the Interior.[5]
On 8 January 2026, Liu was sanctioned by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the People's Republic of China as a "diehard "Taiwan independence" separatist" for "blatantly promoting separatist ‘Taiwan independence’ rhetoric", as well as "persecuting mainland spouses in Taiwan and actively creating obstacles to cross-strait personnel exchanges".[6]
