Audrey Tang is Taiwan’s Digital Minister in charge of social innovation, open governance, and youth engagement. She is Taiwan’s first transgender cabinet member and became the youngest minister in the country’s history at the age of 35.
Tang is known for civic hacking and strengthening democracy using technology. She served on the Taiwanese National Development Council’s Open Data committee and led the country’s first e-Rulemaking project. She is an active contributor to g0v, a community focused on creating tools for civil society. Audrey plays a key role in combating foreign disinformation campaigns and in formulating Taiwan’s COVID-19 response.