Lee Hong-yuan

Lee Hong-yuan (Chinese: 李鴻源; pinyin: Lǐ Hóngyuán; born 21 June 1956) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) of the Executive Yuan from 2012 to 2014.[3]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Hong-yuan
李鴻源
Minister of the Interior of the Republic of China
In office
6 February 2012 – 25 February 2014[1]
DeputyLin Tzu-ling, Hsiao Chia-chi
Preceded byJiang Yi-huah
Succeeded byChen Wei-zen
Minister of the Public Construction Commission of Republic of China
In office
1 April 2011 – 5 February 2012
Preceded byFan Liang-shiow
Succeeded byJenn-Chuan Chern
Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County
In office
20 December 2005 – 19 March 2009
Serving with Lee Shu-chuan
MagistrateChou Hsi-wei
Personal details
Born21 June 1956 (1956-06-21) (age 65)
Taishan, Taipei County[2]
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyPeople First Party
Alma materNational Cheng Kung University
University of Iowa

Early life

Lee was born in Taishan, Taipei County to a farmer family. He obtained his bachelor's degree in hydraulic engineering from National Cheng Kung University. He then earned an M.S. (1982) and Ph.D. (1984) in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Iowa, where was inducted as a member of the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Academy in 2008.[4]

Upon graduation, Lee worked in the United States for two years before returning to Taiwan in 1986 to teach at National Taiwan University. Lee has also been a visiting professor at five universities in China and in the Netherlands.[2]

ROC Interior Ministry

2012 Nantou Magistrate corruption charges

In early April 2013, commenting on the refusal for Lee Chao-ching to be reinstated back as the Magistrate of Nantou County after being detained in November 2012 due to corruption charges, Minister Lee said that the decision to deny him for the Magistrate position back is not solely the decision of the MOI or of himself, but of a set of committees which has thoroughly looked into the case, and now the case has been handed over to the Control Yuan.[5]

Taiwan water shortage

In early April 2013, Lee admitted that Taiwan is currently facing a serious water shortage problem. He confessed that neither the ROC central governments nor local governments pay enough attention to this matter, adding that the governments only care about elections.[6]

Taiwan HSR explosive device discovery incident

Commenting on the discovery of explosive device inside Taiwan High Speed Rail on 12 April 2013, speaking at Legislative Yuan a week after, Lee said that Taiwan needs to strengthen its anti-terrorism and awareness and training despite terrorism being relatively rare, because in the past Taiwan mainly focused on preventing natural disasters.[7]

Kenting swimming race incident

Commenting on the disaster that struck swimmers during the ocean swimming race along the coast of Kenting at Hengchun Township on 21 April 2013 due to heavy ocean currents, Lee said that there were flaws in the preparation of the sport event and promised to launch an investigation into the incident.[8]

Personal life

Lee is married to Hui Hsin Lee and has four children.

References
  1. "Minister of Interior leaves the Cabinet - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  2. "【RTI】Interview with Lee Hong-yuan (李鴻源), Interior Minister （2012.4.20） - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  3. "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Executive Yuan Officials". ey.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  4. "Dr. Hong-Yuan Lee". The University of Iowa. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  5. "Premier supports Interior Ministry's ruling on Nantou ex-magistrate - The China Post". chinapost.com.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  6. "Pollution, water supply need action - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  7. "Measures to battle terrorism must be strengthened: Lee - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  8. "Ministry promises probe into swimming incident - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
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