Shih Chung-liang

Shih Chuh-liang is a Taiwanese physician who has served as Minister of Health and Welfare since 2025.

Education and career

Shih attended medical school at Kaohsiung Medical University, where he earned a Doctor of Medicine in 1991. After graduation, he was an attending physician in emergency medicine at National Taiwan University Hospital from 1998 to 2007. While practicing, he earned his Ph.D. in public health, health policy, and health management from National Taiwan University in 2006. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "An epidemiological study of adverse events in emergency medicine".
From February 6, 2023, to August 31, 2025, Shih was the director-general of the of the Ministry of Health. Previously, he served as the ministry's head of medical affairs and as deputy health minister. On August 30, 2025, he was confirmed to succeed Chiu Tai-yuan as health minister, and took office on September 1st. As minister, he took over supervision of the ministry's "Healthy Taiwan" initiative, aimed to increase sustainable development.