Wang Mei-hua
Wang Mei-hua | |
|---|---|
| 王美花 | |
(cropped).jpg) Wang Mei-hua in 2014 | |
| 35th Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2020 | |
| Premier | Su Tseng-chang Chen Chien-jen |
| Deputy | Tseng Wen-sheng |
| Preceded by | Shen Jong-chin |
| Succeeded by | J.W. Kuo (designate) |
| Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office June 2019 – 19 June 2020 Serving with Tseng Wen-sheng | |
| Minister | Shen Jong-chin |
| Vice | Lin Chuan-neng |
| Vice Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office July 2016 – June 2019 | |
| Minister | Lee Chih-kung Shen Jong-chin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1958 Ershui, Changhua, Taiwan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Wellington Koo |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University |
Wang Mei-hua (Chinese: 王美花; pinyin: Wáng Měihuā; born 10 August 1958) is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer who currently serves as the economic affairs minister of Taiwan since 2020. Prior to her ministership, she also served as the deputy and vice minister of the ministry.
Education[edit]
Wang earned her bachelor's degree in law from National Taiwan University.[1]
Political career[edit]
Wang was the director-general of the Intellectual Property Office within the Ministry of Economic Affairs until July 2016, when she was named vice minister of economic affairs.[2] She remained vice minister through June 2019, and became deputy minister later that month.[3][4] Wang was promoted to economics affairs minister on 19 June 2020, succeeding Shen Jong-chin, who had assumed the vice premiership.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Wang is married to Wellington Koo.
References[edit]
- ^ "Copyright expert could become MOEA vice minister". 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Vice minister appointed". 30 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Li, Natasha (6 June 2019). "Applied Materials launches production center, lab in Tainan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Lee, Hsin-fang; Hsiao, Sherry (21 June 2020). "Su approves three plans to create 104,000 new jobs". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Wang, Cheng-chung; Hsu, Elizabeth. "Economics Minister Shen Jong-chin appointed as vice premier". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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