Hsu Ming-chun

Hsu Ming-chun (Chinese: 許銘春; pinyin: Xǔ Míngchūn) is a Taiwanese politician. She is currently the Minister of Labor since 26 February 2018.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hsu.
Hsu Ming-chun
許銘春
Minister of Labor of the Republic of China
Assumed office
26 February 2018
DeputyShih Keh-her, Su Li-chiung
ViceLin San-quei
Preceded byLin Mei-chu
Deputy Mayor of Kaohsiung
In office
October 2016 – February 2018
Serving with Shih Che[1]
MayorChen Chu
Personal details
NationalityRepublic of China
EducationBachelor's degree
Alma materNational Taiwan University

Education

Hsu obtained her bachelor's degree in law from National Taiwan University in 1987.[2] She passed her bar examination soon afterwards within the same year.[3]

Early career

In 1990, she opened her law firm in southern Taiwan. In 2006, she became the lawyer for Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu to fight against a lawsuit filed by Chu's opponent claiming that her Kaohsiung mayoralty election in December 2006 was invalid.[3]

Political career

Hsu was the Director of Information Department of Kaohsiung City Government in 2008-2009 and the Director-General of Legal Affairs Bureau of the city government in 2009–2013.[2] In October 2016, Hsu was appointed as the Deputy Mayor of Kaohsiung and served the position until February 2018.[4]

Ministry of Labor

On 26 February 2018, Hsu was appointed to be the Minister of Labor in a handover ceremony from her predecessor Lin Mei-chu who had tendered her resignation earlier on citing health issues. The ceremony was witnessed by Minister without Portfolio Lin Wan-i. Upon her appointment, she vowed to fully implement the labor law and protect the rights of workers.[5]

References
  1. "Kaohsiung City Government". Directory of Taiwan. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. "Minister Hsu,Ming-Chun". Ministry of Labor Republic of China (Taiwan). 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. Liao, George (25 February 2018). "What you should know about Taiwan's new minister of labor". Taiwan News. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  4. Liao, George (25 February 2018). "What you should know about Taiwan's new minister of labor". Taiwan News. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. Yu, Hsiao-han; Kao, Evelyn (26 February 2018). "New labor minister vows to fulfill labor law, protect workers' rights". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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