Lin Mei-chu
{{Short description|Politician from Taiwan}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lin Mei-chu
| native_name = {{no bold|林美珠}}
| image = File:勞動部長林美珠.jpg
| caption =
| order =
| office = 4th Minister of Labor
| primeminister = Lin Chuan
William Lai
| deputy = Liau Huei-fang
| term_start = 8 February 2017
| term_end = 26 February 2018
| predecessor = Kuo Fang-yu
| successor = Hsu Ming-chun
| order1 =
| office1 = 30th Minister of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission
| deputy1 =
| primeminister1 = Lin Chuan
| term_start1 = 20 May 2016
| term_end1 = 8 February 2017
| predecessor1 = Jaclyn Tsai
| successor1 = Hsu Jan-yau{{cite web|url=http://nspp.mofa.gov.tw/nsppe/print.php?post=111161&unit=2|date=9 February 2017|title=New agriculture, health, labor and science ministers sworn in|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China|accessdate=13 February 2017}}
| order2 =
| office2 = Minister without Portfolio
| deputy2 =
| primeminister2 = Lin Chuan
| term_start2 = 20 May 2016
| term_end2 = 8 February 2017
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| order3 =
| office3 = Deputy Magistrate of Chiayi County
| 1blankname3 = Magistrate
| 1namedata3 = Helen Chang
| term_start3 = 17 May 2010
| term_end3 = December 2014
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| order4 =
| office4 = Political Deputy Minister of the Interior
| minister4 = Lee I-yang
| term_start4 = August 2006
| term_end4 = 19 May 2008
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| successor4 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|11|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Taipei, Taiwan
| party = Independent
| spouse = Wu Ming-hung
| relatives = Tsai Ing-wen (cousin)
| children =
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| education = National Chengchi University (LLB, LLM)
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Lin Mei-chu ({{zh|t=林美珠|p=Lín Měizhū}}; born 12 November 1953) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. She was the Minister of Labor from 8 February 2017 until 22 February 2018.
Education
Lin obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees in law from National Chengchi University in 1976 and 1982, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/Member_Info.aspx?n=C9F41B76CE5FB05D&s=32F09702D3A44455|title=Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525030523/http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/Member_Info.aspx?n=C9F41B76CE5FB05D&s=32F09702D3A44455|archivedate=2016-05-25}}
Political career
She was appointed to head the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission in April 2016.{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201604280024.aspx|title=Premier-designate finalizes his Cabinet lineup|agency=Central News Agency}} Lin stated in June, shortly after taking office on 20 May 2016, that she preferred handing over the MTAC's functions to other government agencies.{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=I-Chia|title=Mongolian-Tibetan commission might be merged: minister|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/06/21/2003649130|accessdate=21 June 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=21 June 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Wu|first1=Hsin-yun|first2=Evelyn|last2=Kao|title=Minister makes pitch to retain operations of obscure agency|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201606200010.aspx|accessdate=21 June 2016|agency=Central News Agency|date=20 June 2016}}
In February 2017, she replaced Kuo Fang-yu as minister of labor.{{cite news|last1=Shen|first1=Worthy|last2=Yu|first2=Hsiao-han|last3=Chang|first3=Ming-hsun|last4=Huang|first4=Li-yun|last5=Kao|first5=Evelyn|title=Four new ministers sworn in|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201702080021.aspx|accessdate=9 February 2017|agency=Central News Agency|date=8 February 2017}} On 22 February 2018, she tendered her resignation from the ministry, citing health reasons. She was replaced by Deputy Minister Su Li-chiung.{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201802220025.aspx|date=22 February 2018|first1=Ku|last1=Chuan|first2=Christie|last2=Chen|title=Taiwan to replace its labor minister with a deputy: source|publisher=Focus Taiwan|accessdate=23 February 2018}}
Lin was named chair of the Taiwan Asset Management Corporation on 13 December 2018. The next day, she announced her resignation.{{cite news |last1=Lin |first1=Meng-ju |last2=Kao |first2=Evelyn |title=Taiwan Asset Management Corp. chair resigns amid cronyism accusations |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201812130017.aspx |accessdate=13 December 2018 |date=13 December 2018}}
Personal life
Lin Mei-chu and the incumbent President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen are cousins.{{cite news|title=Taiwan names first ministers in new Cabinet|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-names-first-ministers-in-new-cabinet|accessdate=21 June 2016|work=Straits Times|date=9 April 2016}} Her husband, Wu Ming-hung, is the incumbent President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Taiwan.
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