Shih Che

Shih Che (born 14 July 1969) is a Taiwanese politician. He is the incumbent Minister of Culture of Taiwan under the Chen Chien-jen cabinet. Before his ministerial office, he had served as the deputy mayor of Kaohsiung and the director of the Department of Information and the Bureau of Cultural Affairs of the Kaohsiung City Government.

Early life and education
Shih Che is the son of Shih Ying, an academic and advocate of educational reform. Shih Che earned a degree within Tunghai University's computer science department. While he was attending Tunghai, Shih participated in the Wild Lily student movement.

Political career
Shih Che was a private secretary for Liao Yung-lai. In 2004, he was appointed to head the Bureau of Labor Insurance. He resigned that position in 2006. He served in several positions within the Kaohsiung City Government. During Chen Chu's mayoralty, Shih was the director-general of the municipal Information Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government through 2009, then led the city's Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government. see:         By 2017, Shih had become deputy mayor of Kaohsiung. He was replaced during the mayoralty of Han Kuo-yu, and returned to the deputy mayorship when Chen Chi-mai succeeded Han.



In January 2023, Shih was appointed minister of culture. In May 2024, Shih was appointed a minister without portfolio in Lai Ching-te's incoming presidential administration.