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Cyrus Chu (Chinese: 朱敬一; pinyin: Zhū Jìngyī; born 29 October 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the National Science Council of the Executive Yuan from 2011 to 2014, when the council was renamed the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Chu took office in February 2011.

Taiwan brain drain crisis

During an August 2012 conference, Chu commented on the growing brain drain in Taiwan, stating that more and more Taiwanese move to Mainland China due to better job offers and benefits. He added that due to the conservative nature of Taiwanese society, most foreign workers in Taiwan are blue-collar workers, and the remaining white-collar workers typically teach English, and are not leaders of big companies.

The National Science Council was later renamed the Ministry of Science and Technology, and in March 2014, Chu stepped down to be replaced by Chang San-cheng.

Chu succeeded Lai Shin-yuan as Taiwan's representative to the World Trade Organization in July 2016. He was sworn in a month later, on 2 August. In March 2017, Chu was elected a member of the United States National Academy of Science. Chu submitted his resignation on 23 August 2019, and it became effect on 31 August 2019.