Chen Mei-ling

Chen Mei-ling is a Taiwanese legal scholar. She was the Minister of National [Development Council (Taiwan)|National Development Council] in 2017–2020 and the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan in 2016-2017.

Education

Chen graduated from National [Chengchi University] with a Bachelor of Laws in 1980 and earned a Master of Laws from National Taiwan University in 1984. She then returned to National Chengchi University and earned her Ph.D. in law in 1995. Her doctoral dissertation, completed under professor Dai Dong-xiong, was titled, "Legislative norms for artificial reproduction".

Political career

Chen was deputy secretary general of the Executive Yuan from 2006 to 2008. She returned to the cabinet in 2016 as secretary-general under premier Lin Chuan. Chen became minister of the National Development Council in September 2017, and was later awarded an Order of Brilliant Star. She resigned from the National Development Council on 14 May 2020.