Chiu Tai-yuan ( zh, t=邱泰源; born 30 October 1956) is a Taiwanese physician who currently serves as the Health and Welfare Minister.

Education

Chiu enrolled in China Medical University in 1976 and graduated with his

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(M.D.) in 1983. He then earned a Master of Health Science (M.H.S.) from the

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in 1995.

Political career

In 2015, Chiu was nominated by the

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(DPP) for the

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constituency in the

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, listed 22nd in the

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, but was not elected. In October 2016, after legislator Hsu Kuo-yung transfer to the

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serving as spokesperson, Chiu was elected by substitute. Chiu was re-elected in 2020. On 19 April 2024, then

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announced that Chiu will be the new minister of Health and Welfare in the new cabinet.

References

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