Wang An-pang | |
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王安邦 | |
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Deputy Minister of Labor | |
Assumed office 20 May 2020 | |
Minister |
Hsu Ming-chun Ho Pei-shan |
Personal details | |
Born | Taiwan | 15 August 1976
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
Occupation | politician |
Wang An-pang ( Chinese: 王安邦; born 15 August 1976) is a Taiwanese politician.
Wang earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Soochow University, and pursued a master's degree in the same subject at National Taiwan Normal University. [1]
Wang worked for the Taoyuan City Government during the mayoralty of Cheng Wen-tsan. [1] [2] He served as deputy labor minister in the Tsai Ing-wen presidential administration. In this role, Wang frequently commented on initiatives and policies affecting migrant workers, including negotiations with the Indonesian government on employment fees, [3] revisions to self-isolation guidelines during a 2021 outbreak of COVID-19, [4] and the opening of a Taoyuan-based service center for migrant workers in 2022. [5] Wang participated in negotiations between EVA Airways and the Taoyuan Union of Pilots, which avoided a strike during the Lunar New Year holiday of 2024. [6] In May of that year, Wang retained his post when William Lai assumed the presidency. [7] In July, Wang announced that the Lai administration would reduce restrictions on the hiring of foreign caretakers. [8]