Li Meng-yen
Li Meng-yen | |
|---|---|
李孟諺 | |
 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| 29th Minister of Transportation and Communication | |
| In office 20 May 2024 – 19 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Cho Jung-tai |
| Preceded by | Wang Kwo-tsai |
| Succeeded by | Chen Yen-po (acting) |
| 38th Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan | |
| In office 14 January 2019 – 20 May 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Su Tseng-chang Chen Chien-jen |
| Deputy | Ho Pei-shan Sung Yu-hsieh |
| Preceded by | Ho Pei-shan (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kung Ming-hsin |
| Acting Spokesperson of the Executive Yuan | |
| In office 6 November 2020 – 17 February 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Su Tseng-chang |
| Preceded by | Ting Yi-ming |
| Succeeded by | Lo Ping-cheng |
| Acting Mayor of Tainan | |
| In office 8 September 2017 – 25 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | William Lai |
| Succeeded by | Huang Wei-che |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1966 Changhua County, Taiwan |
| Citizenship | Taiwanese |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Wu Mei-xiu |
| Alma mater | National Chung Hsing University UNESCO-IHE |
Li Meng-yen (Chinese: 李孟諺; pinyin: Lǐ Mèngyàn; born 12 December 1966) is a Taiwanese politician. He has served as the minister of Transportation and Communications from May to August 2024 and secretary-general of the Executive Yuan from January 2019 to May 2024.[1] In an acting capacity, he was mayor of Tainan from September 2017 to December 2018 and Executive Yuan spokesperson from November 2020 to February 2021.[2][3]
Education
[edit]Li obtained his bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from National Chung Hsing University and master's degree in water science and engineering from UNESCO-IHE in the Netherlands.[4]
Political career
[edit]Li had been the assistant engineer and branch head of Housing and Urban Development Bureau of Taiwan Provincial Government. At the Taipei County Government, he had been the section chief and technical specialist of Public Works Bureau and acting and vice director-general of Water Resource Bureau and secretary. At the Public Construction Commission, he was the vice director of Department of Construction Management. At the Taipei City Government, he was the director of Sewerage Systems Office of Public Works Department.[5]
Tainan City Government
[edit]In the Tainan City Government, he was the director-general of Water Resource Bureau and secretary-general. Li was appointed acting Tainan Mayor on 7 September 2017 as William Lai was named premier by president Tsai Ing-wen.[6] Speaking at a summit held at National Cheng Kung University in June 2018, Li said that his city government aimed to declare English as the second official language of Tainan, starting by having bilingual signs on information at major public places.[7]
Executive Yuan
[edit]He took office as secretary-general of the Executive Yuan on 14 January 2019, with the second Su Tseng-chang cabinet.[8][9] Li was named the spokesman of the Executive Yuan on an interim basis on 15 November 2020, following the resignation of Ting Yi-ming from the position.[10][11] Li was named Minister of Transportation and Communications in the Cho Jung-tai-led Executive Yuan on 12 April 2024.[12] Li resigned from the Cho cabinet on 19 August 2024, after posts to PTT indicated that he had been in an extramarital affair for ten years.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ 嚴思祺 (11 January 2019). "蘇貞昌可望搭陳其邁掌政院 秘書長李孟諺" (in Chinese). Taiwan. Central News Agency. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ 張榮祥; 王淑芬 (6 September 2017). "賴清德宣布 李孟諺代理台南市長[影]" (in Chinese). Taiwan. Central News Agency. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ 劉婉君 (24 December 2018). "代理市長最後一天挨告 李孟諺強調依法辦理". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Acting Mayor Li Men-yen, Tainan City, Taiwan". Tainan City Government. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "秘書長、發言人 行政院李孟諺秘書長". 行政院 (in Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "William Lai bids farewell, thanks Tainan residents". Taipei Times. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Islam Campus Summit held at National Cheng Kung University". Central News Agency. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Chen, Yu-fu; Hetherington, William (14 January 2019). "Cabinet announces ministers, ideology". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Yu, Matt; Hsu, Phoenix; Cheng, Sabine; Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Yeh, Su-ping; Yen, William (13 January 2019). "Cheng Li-chiun to remain minister of culture: Executive Yuan". Central News Agency. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "EY spokesman steps down after beef noodle gaffe". Taipei Times. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Yu, Hsiang; Ko, Lin (16 November 2020). "Cabinet spokesman resigns over erroneous ractopamine comments". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Teng, Pei-ju (12 April 2024). "Premier-designate Cho announces new interior, transportation ministers". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (20 August 2024). "Transport minister resigns over extramarital affair". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Thompson, James; Yu, Hsiao-han (19 August 2024). "Transportation minister resigns after extra-marital affair revealed". Retrieved 20 August 2024.
