Shih Chung-liang

Shih Chung-liang (; born 20 November 1965) 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 (M.D.) 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" (急診醫療不良事件之流行病學研究).

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 1.