Former Justice Minister Luo Ying-shay dies at age 69
04/04/2021 04:58 PM
Former Minister of Justice and children s rights activist Luo Ying-shay. CNA file photo
Taipei, April 4 (CNA) Former Minister of Justice and children s rights activist Luo Ying-shay (羅瑩雪) passed away Saturday night at the age of 69, a ranking member of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) told CNA Sunday.
Wang Yu-min (王育敏), KMT Communications Committee chairwoman and a close friend of Luo s, did not disclose the cause of death, citing privacy reasons.
According to local media reports, however, Luo died of breast cancer.
She served as Justice Minister from Sept. 2013 to May 2016 in the KMT administration of then President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), and prior to that as presidential advisor and minister-without-portfolio.
Former minister of justice and children’s rights advocate Luo Ying-shay (羅瑩雪) passed away on Saturday night, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Culture and Communications Committee director-general Alicia Wang (王育敏) said yesterday.
She did not disclose the cause of death, citing privacy reasons. Luo, 69, was minister of justice from September 2013 to May 2016 in the administration of then-president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九).
Before leading the ministry, she served as a presidential adviser and minister without portfolio.
Until her passing, Luo was chairwoman of the Child Welfare League Foundation.
Her advocacy for children dates back to the 1990s, when she campaigned for legal amendments to better