Ho Pei-shan

{{Short description|Taiwanese politician (born 1967)}}

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{{Infobox Minister

| name = Ho Pei-shan

| native_name = {{nobold|何佩珊}}

| image = 何佩珊副秘書長.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2016

| office1 = 6th Minister of Labor

| primeminister1 = Cho Jung-tai

| deputy1 =

| term_start1 = 20 May 2024

| term_end1 = 22 November 2024

| predecessor1 = Hsu Ming-chun

| successor1 = Chen Ming-jen (acting)

| office3 = Deputy Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan

| alongside3 = Lee Guo-shin

| 1blankname3 = Secretary-General

| 1namedata3 = {{list collapsed|title=See list|Chen Mei-ling
Cho Jung-tai
Herself (acting)
Li Meng-yen}}

| status3 =

| term_start3 = 2 August 2016

| term_end3 = 20 May 2024

| predecessor3 = Shi Ke-ho

| successor3 = Wang Kuei-lien

| office2 = Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan

| term_label2 = Acting

| term_start2 = 18 December 2018

| term_end2 = 13 January 2019

| primeminister2 = William Lai

| deputy2 =

| predecessor2 = Cho Jung-tai

| successor2 = Li Meng-yen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|12|29|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| party = DPP

| spouse =

| children =

| signature =

| education = Fu Jen Catholic University (BA)

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Ho Pei-shan ({{zh|t=何佩珊|p=Hé Pèishān}}; born 29 December 1967) is a Taiwanese politician who served as Minister of Labor from May to November 2024. She previously served as the deputy secretary-general of the Executive Yuan from 2016 to 2024.

Education

Ho obtained her bachelor's degree in mass communication from Fu Jen Catholic University.{{cite web|url=https://english.ey.gov.tw/Page/C92F6E4BE0B76065/ac2dc0cc-230c-4cf7-a6c8-8df07b1b8147|title=HO Pei-shan, Deputy Secretary-General|website=Executive Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan)|date=December 2011|access-date=29 March 2021}}

Political careers

Ho was the deputy director of Policy Research and Coordinating Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party in 2010–2016.

Executive Yuan

Ho was sworn into the position of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan on 2 August 2016 at the Presidential Office Building.{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201608020007.aspx|first1=Claudia|last1=Liu|first2=Kay|last2=Liu|date=2 August 2016|title=Diplomats, officials formally sworn in for new postings|publisher=Focus Taiwan|accessdate=5 January 2017}}

In April 2024, Ho was appointed labor minister.{{cite news |last1=Teng |first1=Pei-ju |last2=Hsiao |first2=Alison |title=Premier-designate Cho picks labor, health, environment ministers (update) |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202404190010 |access-date=24 November 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=19 April 2024}} She resigned from the position on 22 November, after a Ministry of Labor employee was found dead by suicide.{{cite news |last1=Lai |first1=Yu-chen |last2=Lin |first2=Chiao-lien |last3=Hung |first3=Hsueh-kuang |last4=Wu |first4=Hsin-yun |last5=Thompson |first5=James |last6=Huang |first6=Frances |title=Premier accepts labor minister's resignation over bullying suicide |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202411220008 |access-date=25 November 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=22 November 2024}}

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