Pan Shih-wei

Pan Shih-wei (Chinese: 潘世偉; pinyin: Pān Shìwěi; born 27 July 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Council of Labor Affairs from 28 September 2012 and subsequently the Minister of Labor from 17 February 2014 until his resignation on 24 July 2014.[1][2][3]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Pan.
Pan Shih-wei
潘世偉
Minister of Labor of the Republic of China
In office
17 February 2014 – 24 July 2014
DeputyHao Feng-ming
Kuo Fang-yu
Preceded byHimself as Minister of the Council of Labor Affairs
Succeeded byHao Feng-ming
Minister of the Council of Labor Affairs
In office
28 September 2012 – 16 February 2014
DeputyHao Feng-ming
Kuo Fang-yu
Preceded byWang Ju-hsuan
Succeeded byHimself as Minister of Labor
Political Deputy Minister of the Council of Labor Affairs
In office
2008 – 28 September 2012
MinisterWang Ju-hsuan
Succeeded byHao Feng-ming
Personal details
Born27 July 1955 (1955-07-27) (age 65)
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materTunghai University
Chinese Culture University
Cornell University

Education

Pan obtained his bachelor's degree in political science from Tunghai University and master's degree in labor studies from Chinese Culture University. He continued his graduate study in the United States, obtaining master's and doctoral degrees in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University.[2]

Political career

During the 2008 ROC Presidential Election, Pan wrote the labor policy for Ma Ying-jeou and Vincent Siew ticket of the Kuomintang.[4]

Council of Labor Affairs Ministry

Ministry appointment

Pan was appointed to be the Minister of CLA after the incumbent Minister Wang Ju-hsuan resigned amid an uproar over her proposal to raise the minimum wage in Taiwan.

Taiwan new pension reform

In mid April 2013, Pan announced new pension reforms for Taiwan due to the projected Labor Insurance Funds bankruptcy in 2027. He added that the ROC government had launched a series reform methods to sustain the fund for at least another 30 years. He warned that this change would be painful.[5]

References
  1. "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Executive Yuan Officials". ey.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  2. "系統維護公告". cla.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  3. "Labor minister quits over allegations of affair with secretary | Politics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  4. "Labor council head to run new labor ministry - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  5. "CLA announces new version of pension reform - The China Post". chinapost.com.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-23.


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