Wang Ju-hsuan

Wang was appointed Minister of the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) on 20 May 2008.[8] Her term was noted for controversial policies, including the filing of lawsuits against laid-off workers, the implementation of an unpaid leave system, and the so-called "22K policy", which was criticised for decreasing salaries.[9]

She resigned on 28 September 2012 after her proposal to raise the minimum wage in Taiwan was disputed by Premier Sean Chen.[10][11] Wang was replaced by CLA Deputy Minister Pan Shih-wei.[2]

On 18 November 2015, Wang was officially appointed as the running mate of KMT presidential candidate Eric Chu.[9][12]

Shortly after Wang's candidature was announced, allegations surfaced that she had improperly profited from property speculation on housing units intended to house military families. Wang responded by suing one of her accusers, legislator Tuan Yi-kang, for defamation while stating that her family had bought three units since 2008.[13] After further allegations surfaced, Wang then listed five properties she and her family owned or had owned while stressing the legality of her actions.[14] A few days later Wang revised the list of properties she had invested in to include twelve units, apologised for having "failed to meet the moral standards expected of me", and pledged to donate the profits from their sales to charity.[15] The case was dropped in January 2016, as prosecutors decided Tuan had done adequate research to bring the allegations forth. However, prosecutors also found that the allegations were false and cleared Wang of any wrongdoing.[16]

Wang and Chu finished second in the election on 16 January 2016.