Chiu Tai-yuan
Chiu Tai-yuan | |
|---|---|
| 邱泰源 | |
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| 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 |
| Education | China Medical University (MD) University of Tokyo (MHS) |
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]
Education
[edit]Chiu enrolled in China Medical University in 1976 and graduated with his Doctor of Medicine in 1983. He then earned a Master of Health Science from the University of Tokyo in 1995.
Political career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "邱泰源將接掌衛福部 薛瑞元：可期待是好部長". Central News Agency (FocusTaiwan). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "接替徐國勇服務新竹縣 邱泰源服務處揭牌". 自由時報. 24 December 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016.
- ^ "全國不分區 邱泰源". 自由時報. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "直播／賴政府第四波內閣 邱泰源衛福部長、彭啟明環境部長". 聯合報. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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