Audrey Tang
Taiwanese programmer who became Taiwan’s first digital minister
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Audrey Tang is a Taiwanese free-software programmer and politician who was Taiwan’s digital minister from 2016 and its first Minister of Digital Affairs from 2022 to 2024. She is known for civic technology, using open data to fight misinformation and manage COVID-19 mask supplies, and was the first openly transgender cabinet minister in Taiwan.
Biography
Child prodigy
Tang began programming at eight and left school at 14. She founded start-ups as a teenager.
Free software
She led Pugs, an early implementation of Perl 6 in Haskell, and contributed to many open-source projects.
Civic tech
She was active in g0v, a movement building open-government tools, and helped during the 2014 Sunflower Movement.
Minister
In 2016 she became minister without portfolio for digital affairs, using tools such as vTaiwan for public consultation and a mask-availability map in 2020. She led the new Ministry of Digital Affairs from 2022 to 2024 and co-wrote Plurality.
Timeline
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1981
Born in Taipei, Taiwan
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2005
Leads the Pugs project
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2014
Supports the Sunflower Movement
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2016
Becomes digital minister
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2020
COVID-19 mask map
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2022
Minister of Digital Affairs
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2024
Leaves office; Plurality published
Notable works
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2024
Plurality Book
With E. Glen Weyl.
Awards and honours
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Right Livelihood Award
2025
Did you know?
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1
She publishes transcripts of almost all her meetings.
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2
She describes herself as a “conservative anarchist”.
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3
She says her pronouns are “whatever”.
Connections
Also born on 18 April
Frequently asked
Who is Audrey Tang?
Audrey Tang is a Taiwanese free-software programmer and politician who was Taiwan’s digital minister from 2016 and its first Minister of Digital Affairs from 2022 to 2024. She is known for civic technology, using open data to fight misinformation and manage COVID-19 mask supplies, and was the first openly transgender cabinet minister in Taiwan.
How old is Audrey Tang?
Audrey Tang is 45 years old, born on 18 April 1981 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Where is Audrey Tang from?
Audrey Tang was born in Taipei, Taiwan.
What is Audrey Tang known for?
Audrey Tang is best known for Free-software work (Perl, Haskell); g0v civic tech; Taiwan’s digital minister 2016–2024.
What awards has Audrey Tang received?
Notable honours include Right Livelihood Award (2025).
References
- Audrey Tang — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Audrey Tang — Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Official website. pdis.nat.gov.tw. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Audrey Tang (Q15025) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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- First published 4 November 2026
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