Ho Mei-yueh
| Ho Mei-yueh | |
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| 何美玥 | |
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| Minister of Council for Economic Planning and Development | |
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In office 21 May 2007 – 20 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Hu Sheng-cheng |
| Succeeded by | Chen Tain-jy |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | |
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In office 20 May 2004 – 25 January 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Lin Yi-fu |
| Succeeded by | Huang Ing-san |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1951 |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Alma mater |
National Taiwan University National Chengchi University |
Ho Mei-yueh (Chinese: 何美玥; pinyin: Hé Měiyuè; born 9 January 1951) is a Taiwanese politician.
Education
Ho studied agricultural chemistry at National Taiwan University and technology management and business administration at National Chengchi University.[1][2]
Political career
Ho joined the Ministry of Economic Affairs in 1975 by becoming a technician at the Industrial Development Bureau, in which she was promoted as the deputy director-general of the bureau in 1994.[3] She was named the economics minister in 2004 and served until 2006. She the led the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 2007 to 2008. Tsai Ing-wen offered Ho the opportunity to return as economics minister in 2016, but she did not accept,[4] leading the Tsai administration to select Chih-Kung Lee instead.
References
- ↑ "The New Cabinet". Taiwan Today. 1 March 2006. Archived from the original on 1 March 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "The New Cabinet". Taiwan Info. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "Ho Mei-yueh touted for MOEA post". Taipei Times.
- ↑ Sui, Cindy (20 May 2016). "Taiwan, the place to be a woman in politics". BBC. Retrieved 22 May 2016.