Wang Mei-hua
Wang Mei-hua (Chinese: 王美花; pinyin: Wáng Měihuā; born 10 August 1958) is a Taiwanese politician. She is the incumbent Minister of Economic Affairs. She had also served as the Deputy and Vice Minister of the Minister of Economic Affairs.
Wang Mei-hua | |
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王美花 | |
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 |
Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs | |
In office June 2019 – 19 June 2020 | |
Minister | Shen Jong-chin |
Deputy | Tseng Wen-sheng |
Vice | Lin Chuan-neng |
Vice Minister of Economic Affairs | |
In office July 2016 – June 2019 | |
Minister | Lee Chih-kung Shen Jong-chin |
Deputy | Shen Jong-chin |
Personal details | |
Born | Ershui, Changhua, Taiwan | 10 August 1958
Nationality | Taiwanese (Taiwan) |
Spouse | Wellington Koo |
Alma mater | National Taiwan University |
Education
Wang earned her bachelor's degree in law from National Taiwan University.[1]
Political career
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]
References
- "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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