Kung Ming-hsin
Kung Ming-hsin | |
|---|---|
| 龔明鑫 | |
Official portrait, 2020 | |
| 38th Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Cho Jung-tai |
| Preceded by | Li Meng-yen |
| 6th Minister of National Development Council | |
| In office 20 May 2020 – 20 May 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Su Tseng-chang Chen Chien-jen |
| Preceded by | Chen Mei-ling |
| Succeeded by | Paul Liu |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 14 January 2019 – 20 May 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Su Tseng-chang Chen Chien-jen |
| Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office 8 September 2017 – December 2018 | |
| Minister | Shen Jong-chin |
| Preceded by | Shen Jong-chin Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Tseng Wen-sheng Wang Mei-hua |
| Deputy Minister of National Development Council | |
| In office 20 May 2016 – 7 September 2017 | |
| Minister | Chen Tain-jy |
| Deputy | Tseng Shu-cheng, Kao Shien-quey |
| Succeeded by | Chiou Jiunn-rong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1964 (age 61) Taiwan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Chen Yu-shan |
| Education | Fu Jen Catholic University (BA) National Taiwan University (MA) National Taipei University (PhD) |
Kung Ming-hsin (Chinese: 龔明鑫; pinyin: Gōng Míngxīn; born 3 February 1964) is a Taiwanese economist and politician. He is the incumbent minister of the National Development Council and the Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan.
Education
Kung graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University with a bachelor's degree in statistics in 1986. He then earned a master's degree in economics from National Taiwan University in 1989 and his Ph.D. in economics from National Chung Hsing University in 1997.[1] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "The Study of Growth Sources and Quality Increase of Taiwan's Manufacturing Industry" (Chinese: 我國製造業成長來源與出口品品質改善之實證研究).[2]
Political career
Kung was the vice president of the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research while working with Tsai Ing-wen's incoming presidential administration.[3][4] He was appointed in April 2016 to the Lin Chuan-led Executive Yuan as the deputy minister of National Development Council.[5] Kung was named Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs on 8 September 2017.[6] He served in that role through December 2018,[7] after which he was appointed a minister without portfolio in charge of economic affairs.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Minister and Deputy Minister". National Development Council. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "我國製造業成長來源與出口品品質改善之實證研究__臺灣博碩士論文知識加值系統". ndltd.ncl.edu.tw (PhD Thesis). Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ "Tsai mulling wealth fund". Taipei Times. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Lowther, William (8 January 2020). "Economic issues are driving Taiwan's elections: US report". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Chen, Hui-ping; Chung, Jake (13 April 2016). "Additional future Cabinet members announced by DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Lu, Hsin-hui; Liu, Claudia; Hsu, Elizabeth (6 September 2017). "Premier-designate confirms several new Cabinet faces". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Pledged investments grew 25% to NT$2.24tn this year". Taipei Times. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Stevens, Philip (31 March 2019). "Patent system crucial for economy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Hsu, Crystal (15 May 2019). "Leaving China not easy: trade group". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.