Hsueh Jui-yuan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hsueh.

Hsueh Jui-yuan (Chinese: 薛瑞元; pinyin: Xuē Ruìyuán; born June 1955) is a Taiwanese physician and lawyer who has served as the vice minister of Health and Welfare since August 2017 until July 18, 2022.^[1] He then served as the Minister of Health and Welfare from July 2022 to May 2024.

Hsueh Jui-yuan
薛瑞元
Official portrait, 2022
5th Minister of Health and Welfare
In office 18 July 2022 – 20 May 2024
Prime Minister	Su Tseng-chang Chen Chien-jen
Deputy	List Victor Wang, Lee Li-Feng (Deputy) Shih Chung-Liang (Vice)
Preceded by	Chen Shih-chung
Succeeded by	Chiu Tai-yuan
Vice Minister of Health and Welfare
In office August 2017 – 18 July 2022
Minister	Chen Shih-chung
Deputy	Ho Chi-kung, Lu Pau-ching
Preceded by	Tsai Sen-tien
Succeeded by	Victor Wang
Personal details
Born	(1955-06-17) June 17, 1955 (age 70)
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Education	Taipei Medical University (MD) National Taiwan University (LLB, LLM)

Education

Hsueh completed his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) at Taipei Medical University in 1980. He then earned his bachelor's degree and master's degree in law from National Taiwan University in 1997 and 2001, respectively.

Careers

At the Bureau of Medical Affairs of the Department of Health, he was the senior secretary in 2002–2003, deputy director-general in 2003-2004 and director-general in 2004–2008. In 2008–2015, he was the deputy superintendent of Shuang Ho Hospital of Taipei Medical University. Hsueh succeeded Chen Shih-chung as Minister of Health and Welfare on July 18, 2022.^[2]