Ho Pei-shan (; 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 The Executive Yuan () is the executive (government), executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China, amended constitution, the head of the Execut ...

from 2016 to 2024.

Education

Ho obtained her bachelor's degree in mass communication from

Fu Jen Catholic University Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private education, private Catholic university in Xinzhuang District, Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and ...

Political careers

Ho was the deputy director of Policy Research and Coordinating Committee of the

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the ...

in 2010–2016.

Executive Yuan

Ho was sworn into the position of the Deputy Secretary-General of the

on 2 August 2016 at the Presidential Office Building. In April 2024, Ho was appointed labor minister. She resigned from the position on 22 November, after a

Ministry of Labor A ministry of labour ('' UK''), or labor ('' US''), also known as a department of labour, or labor, is a government department responsible for setting labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training, and s ...

employee was found dead by suicide.

References

Living people Fu Jen Catholic University alumni Ministers of labor of Taiwan 21st-century Taiwanese women politicians 21st-century Taiwanese politicians 1968 births {{Taiwan-DPP-politician-stub