Hung Sun-han

Hung Sun-han
洪申翰
Official portrait, 2024
7th Minister of Labor
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 November 2024
Prime MinisterCho Jung-tai
Preceded byChen Ming-jen (acting)
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2020 – 24 November 2024
Succeeded byWang Yi-chuan
ConstituencyParty-list (Democratic Progressive)
Personal details
Born (1984-10-18) 18 October 1984 (age 40)
Taipei, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party

Hung Sun-han (Chinese: 洪申翰; born 16 October 1984) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Hung graduated from Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, then enrolled within the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at National Taiwan University. However, he did not complete his degree.[1][2]

Political career

Hung was the deputy secretary-general of the Green Citizens' Action Alliance, and served on two Executive Yuan committees before election to the Legislative Yuan in 2020 and 2024 via the Democratic Progressive Party list.[1][2]

On 22 November 2024, Hung was appointed labor minister, following the resignation of Ho Pei-shan.[3][4] He assumed office on 25 November.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hung Sun-han (10)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Hung Sun-han (11)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ Chen, Chi-ching; Wu, Hsin-yun; Kuo, Chien-shen; Wang, Cheng-chung; Huang, Frances (23 November 2024). "Premier asks new minister to revamp labor policy". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ Lai, Yu-chen; Thompson, James; Huang, Frances. "DPP legislator named labor minister amid bullying-suicide controversy". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 November 2024. Republished as: "DPP legislator-at-large chosen as new minister of labor". Taipei Times. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. ^ Wu, Hsin-yun; Kao, Evelyn (25 November 2024). "DPP's Hung Sun-han becomes labor minister amid agency turmoil". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 November 2024.