Hsu Ming-chun
許銘春
5th Minister of Labor
Assumed office
26 February 2018
Prime MinisterWilliam Lai
Su Tseng-chang
Chen Chien-jen
DeputyShih Keh-her, Su Li-chiung
ViceLin San-quei
Chen Ming-jen
Preceded byLin Mei-chu
Deputy Mayor of Kaohsiung
In office
October 2016 – February 2018
Serving with Shih Che[1]
MayorChen Chu
Personal details
Born (1965-09-21) 21 September 1965
CitizenshipTaiwanese
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Educationbachelor's degree
Alma materNational Taiwan University

Hsu Ming-chun (traditional Chinese: 許銘春; simplified Chinese: 许铭春; pinyin: Xǔ Míngchūn; born 21 September 1965) is a Taiwanese politician. She is currently the Minister of Labor since 26 February 2018.

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. 1 2 "Minister Hsu,Ming-Chun". Ministry of Labor Republic of China (Taiwan). 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 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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