Ho Mei-yueh

Ho Mei-yueh is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Ho earned a B.S. in agricultural chemistry from National Taiwan University and a master's degree in technology management and business administration at National Chengchi University.

Political career

Ho joined the Ministry of Economic Affairs in 1975 by becoming a technician at the Industrial Development Bureau, where she was promoted to deputy director-general in 1994. She was named the economics minister in 2004 and served until 2006. She then led the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 2007 to 2008. Tsai Ing-wen offered Ho the opportunity to return as Minister of Economic Affairs in 2016, but she did not accept, leading the Tsai administration to select Chih-Kung Lee instead.
In 2021, Ho received Japan's Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, for her contributions to "facilitating exchanges between Taiwan and Japan in the areas of economics and science and technology.".