Lin Mei-chu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

Lin Mei-chu (Chinese: 林美珠; pinyin: Lín Měizhū; born 12 November 1953) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. She was the Minister of Labor from 8 February 2017 until 22 February 2018.

Lin Mei-chu
林美珠
4th Minister of Labor
In office 8 February 2017 – 26 February 2018
Prime Minister	Lin Chuan William Lai
Deputy	Liau Huei-fang
Preceded by	Kuo Fang-yu
Succeeded by	Hsu Ming-chun
30th Minister of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission
In office 20 May 2016 – 8 February 2017
Prime Minister	Lin Chuan
Preceded by	Jaclyn Tsai
Succeeded by	Hsu Jan-yau[1]
Minister without Portfolio
In office 20 May 2016 – 8 February 2017
Prime Minister	Lin Chuan
Deputy Magistrate of Chiayi County
In office 17 May 2010 – December 2014
Magistrate	Helen Chang
Political Deputy Minister of the Interior
In office August 2006 – 19 May 2008
Minister	Lee I-yang
Personal details
Born	(1953-11-12) 12 November 1953 (age 71) Taipei, Taiwan
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Wu Ming-hung
Relatives	Tsai Ing-wen (cousin)
Education	National Chengchi University (LLB, LLM)

Education

Lin obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees in law from National Chengchi University in 1976 and 1982, respectively.^[2]

Political career

She was appointed to head the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission in April 2016.^[3] Lin stated in June, shortly after taking office on 20 May 2016, that she preferred handing over the MTAC's functions to other government agencies.^[4][5]

In February 2017, she replaced Kuo Fang-yu as minister of labor.^[6] On 22 February 2018, she tendered her resignation from the ministry, citing health reasons. She was replaced by Deputy Minister Su Li-chiung.^[7]

Lin was named chair of the Taiwan Asset Management Corporation on 13 December 2018. The next day, she announced her resignation.^[8]

Personal life

Lin Mei-chu and the incumbent President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen are cousins.^[9] Her husband, Wu Ming-hung, is the incumbent President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Taiwan.