Luo Ying-shay

Luo Ying-shay
羅瑩雪
Minister of Justice of the Republic of China
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 September 2013
Deputy Chen Ming-tang, Wu Chen-huan
Preceded by Tseng Yung-fu
Chen Ming-tang (acting)
Governor of Fujian Province
In office
1 August 2013 – 29 September 2013
Preceded by Chen Shyh-kwei
Succeeded by Schive Chi
Minister of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission of the Executive Yuan
In office
9 February 2011 – 29 September 2013
Preceded by Kao Su-po
Succeeded by Chen Ming-jen (acting)
Jaclyn Tsai[1]
Minister without Portfolio
In office
9 February 2011 – 29 September 2013
Personal details
Born 8 November 1951 (age 63)
Taiwan[2]
Nationality  Republic of China
Political party Kuomintang
Alma mater National Taiwan University
University at Albany

Luo Ying-shay (Chinese: 羅瑩雪; pinyin: Luó Yíngxuě) is a politician in the Republic of China. She currently serves as the Minister of Justice since 30 September 2013.[3]

Early life

Luo graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Department of Law of the National Taiwan University. She continued her master's degree in criminal justice from the University at Albany in the United States.

Early career

Luo had been a lecturer at the Central Police University in Taoyuan since 1977.[4]

ROC Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission Ministry

Salute to Genghis Khan

In April 2012, Luo, on behalf of President Ma Ying-jeou, officiated a traditional ceremony to salute Genghis Khan of the Mongol Empire with some 200 Mongolians living in Taiwan. Luo said that Khan was a man with great talent and bold vision who broke ground and expanded frontiers. Luo and other dignitaries then offered flowers, incense and silk.[5]

Merger of MTAC into MAC

In early April 2013, confusion arises when the MTAC will be merged into the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) in the future. Responding to this, Luo said that the situation is not ideal since if Mongolia were to be dealt by the MAC, the ROC considers Mongolia to be part of China. However, in reality it is the ROC ministries that deal with all matters with Mongolia so far.[6]

MTAC student exchange program

In early April 2013, Luo was questioned by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker regarding the effectiveness of the recent MTAC-sponsored student exchange program from Taiwan to Inner Mongolia because most of the trip reports made by the Taiwanese students regarding the trip was about getting drunk because of the excessive drinking presented to them during the program. The DPP lawmaker even slammed Luo when he found out that one of the student report says that "people from both side of the Taiwan Strait belong to one family".

Luo defended herself by stating that the drinking program is just one of many other activities conducted during the student exchange program, such as visits to historical or cultural sites, and that drinking experience could be a new experience for the students since they had never tried it before in Taiwan.[7]

ROC Justice Ministry

Ministry appointment

The Executive Yuan announced Luo's appointment to become the Ministry of Justice on 23 September 2013. She is expected to defend judicial independence and further align Taiwan's human rights development with international standards once she assumes the post at the end of the month.[3]

Taiwan inmates death sentence

On 29 April 2014, five convicts were executed after Luo gave the order to carry out the death sentences the day before, the first order since Luo took office as Minister of Justice in September 2013. Executions were done in prisons in Taipei, Taichung, Tainan and Hualien. The five executed inmates were Teng Kuo-liang (鄧國樑), Tu Ming-hsiung (杜明雄), Tu Ming-lang (杜明郎), Liu Yang-kuo (劉炎國) and Tai Wen-ching (戴文慶). They all had committed serious crimes including murders, sexual assaults and robberies. All of the five verdicts had received their final verdicts from the Supreme Court.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kuomintang News Network". Kmt.org.tw. 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  2. ↑ "Luo Ying-shay (羅瑩雪)｜Who's Who｜WantChinaTimes.com". Wantchinatimes.com. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Luo Ying-shay named new justice minister (update) | Politics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS". Focustaiwan.tw. 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  4. ↑ "Luo Ying-shay (羅瑩雪)｜Who's Who｜WantChinaTimes.com". Wantchinatimes.com. 1951-11-08. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  5. ↑ http://www.mongoliaeconomy.com/mtac-minister-delivers-mas-salute-to-mongolias-bold-genghis-khan/
  6. ↑ "Lawmakers voice worries over ties with Mongolia". Taipei Times. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  7. ↑ "Lawmaker slams commission’s ‘drinking program’". Taipei Times. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  8. ↑ "Justice minister issues first order to execute 5 death row convicts". The China Post. Retrieved 2014-04-30.