Audrey Tang

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  • (b.) 1981 April 18

Bio/Description

A free software programmer as well as a politician, Tang is described as one of the "ten greatest Taiwanese computing personalities." They are a leader of the Haskell and Perl programming language communities and a core member of g0v.

The first transgender person and first non-binary gender official to serve in Taiwan's top executive cabinet, Tang was invited to join the Executive Yuan as a minister without portfolio in August 2016. They served as Taiwan's first Minister of Digital Affairs from August 2022 to May 2024.

Tang identified as "post-gender" and accepted "whatever pronoun people want to describe me with online."

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  • Date of Birth:

    1981 April 18

  • Gender:

    Non-Binary

  • Noted For:

    A minister in Taiwan's top executive cabinet, and a leader of the Haskell and Perl programming language communities

  • Category of Achievement:

    Computer Scientist - Software/Mathematics