Chiu Tai-yuan | |
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邱泰源 | |
6th Minister of Health and Welfare | |
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 | October 30, 1956 |
Nationality | Taiwan |
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
Chiu Tai-yuan ( Chinese: 邱泰源; born 30 October 1956) is a Taiwanese physician and politician who currently serves as the Health and Welfare Minister. [1]
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]
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