Li Meng-yen

Li Meng-yen
李孟諺
Mayor of Tainan
Acting
Assumed office
8 September 2017
Preceded by William Lai
Personal details
Born 12 December 1966 (1966-12-12) (age 51)
Changhua County, Taiwan
Nationality Republic of China
Alma mater National Chung Hsing University
UNESCO-IHE

Li Meng-yen (Chinese: 李孟諺; pinyin: Lǐ Mèngyàn) is a Taiwanese politician and the current acting Mayor of Tainan since 8 September 2017.

Education

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.[1]

Political career

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.

Tainan City Government

In the Tainan City Government, he was the director-general of Water Resource Bureau and secretary-general. Li was appointed the successor of his predecessor Tainan Mayor William Lai on 7 September 2017 due to the appointment of Lai to become the Premier of the Republic of China by President Tsai Ing-wen earlier on.[2] 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 sings on information at major public places.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Acting Mayor Li Men-yen, Tainan City, Taiwan". Tainan City Government. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "William Lai bids farewell, thanks Tainan residents". Taipei Times. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Islam Campus Summit held at National Cheng Kung University". Focus Taiwan. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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