Education
Tunghai University; Cornell University.
潘世偉
Tunghai University; Cornell University.
He was the Minister of the Council of Labor Affairs of the Executive Yuan since 28 September 2012 and subsequently the Minister of Labor since 17 February 2014 until his resignation on 24 July 2014. 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 and doctoral degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University.
Ministry appointment
Pan was appointed to be the Minister of College Language Association after the incumbent Minister Wang Ju-hsuan resigned after an uproar over her proposal to raise the minimum wage in Taiwan.
Taiwan new pension reform
In mid April 2013, Pan announced new pension reform for Taiwan due to the possibility of Labor Insurance Funds bankruptcy in 2027. He added that the Republic of China government has launched a series reform methods to maintain the sustainability of the fund for at least another 30 more years.
He warned that this change will be painful.
During the 2008 Republic of China Presidential Election, Pan wrote the labor policy for Ma Ying-jeou and Vincent Siew ticket of the Kuomintang.
