Chiu Tai-yuan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chiu.

Chiu Tai-yuan (Chinese: 邱泰源; born 30 October 1956) is a Taiwanese physician who currently serves as the Health and Welfare Minister.^[1]

Chiu Tai-yuan
邱泰源
Official portrait, 2019
6th Minister of Health and Welfare
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2024
Prime Minister	Cho Jung-tai
Deputy	Lin Ching-yi Chou Jih-haw
Preceded by	Hsueh Jui-yuan
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 4 October 2016 – 1 February 2024
Preceded by	Hsu Kuo-yung
Constituency	Party-list
Personal details
Born	(1956-10-30) October 30, 1956 (age 68)
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Education	China Medical University (MD) University of Tokyo (MHS)

Education

Chiu enrolled in China Medical University in 1976 and graduated with his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in 1983. He then earned a Master of Health Science (M.H.S.) from the University of Tokyo in 1995.

Political career

In 2015, Chiu was nominated by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for the proportional representation constituency in the 2016 Taiwanese legislative election, listed 22nd in the party-list, but was not elected.

In October 2016, after legislator Hsu Kuo-yung transfer to the Executive Yuan serving as spokesperson, Chiu was elected by substitute. Chiu was re-elected in 2020.^[2][3]

On 19 April 2024, then prime minister-designate Cho Jung-tai announced that Chiu will be the new minister of Health and Welfare in the new cabinet.^[4]