Lu Pau-ching
{{Short description|Taiwanese sociologist}}
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| office1 = Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare of the Republic of China
| minister1 = Lin Tzou-yien
| 1blankname1 = Vice
| 1namedata1 = Tsai Sen-tien
Hsueh Jui-yuan
| term_start1 = 20 May 2016
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| successor1 = Su Li-chiung
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| nationality = Republic of China
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| education = National Taiwan University (BA, MA)
University of Michigan (MSW, PhD)
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Lu Pau-ching ({{zh|t=呂寶靜|p=Lǚ Bǎojìng}}) is a Taiwanese sociologist who has served as the Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare of Taiwan since 20 May 2016.
Education
Lu graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in sociology in 1977 and 1979, respectively. She then completed doctoral studies in the United States, where she earned a Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) in 1985 and her Ph.D. in sociology in 1990, both from the University of Michigan.{{cite web|url=http://www.mohw.gov.tw/EN/Ministry/DM2_P.aspx?f_list_no=780&fod_list_no=0&doc_no=54988|title=Pau-Ching Lu|date=20 May 2016|publisher=Ministry of Health and Welfare|access-date=14 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817091512/http://www.mohw.gov.tw/EN/Ministry/DM2_P.aspx?f_list_no=780&fod_list_no=0&doc_no=54988|archive-date=17 August 2016}} Her doctoral dissertation was titled, "Entering and continuing labor force participation: Taiwanese women, marriage, and work".{{Cite web |date=1990 |title=Entering and continuing labor force participation: Taiwanese women, marriage, and work |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/7f7d9ae6a352e8822cafd523392727c5/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y |access-date=3 July 2025 |publisher=Proquest |type=PhD Thesis}}
Academic careers
At the National Chengchi University, Lu was the associate professor, professor and professor and chairperson of the Department of Sociology in 1994–2002, 2002-2004 and 2004-2006 respectively. In 2006–2009, she was the professor and chairperson of the Graduate Institute of Social Administration and Social Work.
Ministry of Health and Welfare
At a press conference on 18 July 2016, Lu made an announcement on the three major additions to the Long-term Care Plan 2.0 to improve the quantity and quality of care for the elderly and disabled people which will start in 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=246445&ctNode=2229&mp=9|date=22 July 2016|title=Taiwan MOHW touts Long-term Care Plan 2.0|accessdate=2 December 2016}}
References
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Category:University of Michigan School of Social Work alumni
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Category:National Taiwan University alumni
Category:Taiwanese expatriates in the United States
Category:Academic staff of the National Chengchi University
Category:Taiwanese women physicians
Category:Women government ministers of Taiwan
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