Wang Mei-hua
王美花
Wang Mei-hua in 2014
35th Minister of Economic Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 June 2020
Prime Minister	Su Tseng-chang Chen Chien-jen
Deputy	Tseng Wen-sheng
Preceded by	Shen Jong-chin
Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs
In office June 2019 – 19 June 2020
Minister	Shen Jong-chin
Deputy	Tseng Wen-sheng
Vice	Lin Chuan-neng
Vice Minister of Economic Affairs
In office July 2016 – June 2019
Minister	Lee Chih-kung Shen Jong-chin
Deputy	Shen Jong-chin
Personal details
Born	(1958-08-10) 10 August 1958 (age 65) Ershui, Changhua, Taiwan
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Wellington Koo
Alma mater	National Taiwan University

Wang Mei-hua (Chinese: 王美花; pinyin: Wáng Měihuā; born 10 August 1958) is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer who currently serves as the minister of Economic Affairs. Prior to her ministership, she also served as the deputy and vice minister of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Education

Wang earned her bachelor's degree in law from National Taiwan University.^[1]

Political career

Wang was the director-general of the Intellectual Property Office within the Ministry of Economic Affairs until July 2016, when she was named vice minister of economic affairs.^[2] She remained vice minister through June 2019, and became deputy minister later that month.^[3][4] Wang was promoted to economics affairs minister on 19 June 2020, succeeding Shen Jong-chin, who had assumed the vice premiership.^[5]

Personal life

Wang is married to Wellington Koo.