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]

This is a 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]
Deputy	Lin Tzu-ling, Hsiao Chia-chi
Preceded by	Jiang Yi-huah
Succeeded by	Chen Wei-zen
Minister of the Public Construction Commission of Republic of China
In office 1 April 2011 – 5 February 2012
Preceded by	Fan Liang-shiow
Succeeded by	Jenn-Chuan Chern
Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County
In office 20 December 2005 – 19 March 2009 Serving with Lee Shu-chuan
Magistrate	Chou Hsi-wei
Personal details
Born	21 June 1956 (1956-06-21) (age 64) Taishan, Taipei County[2]
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	People First Party
Alma mater	National 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 Mainland 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 reinstate 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 by the MOI or by himself, but by a set of committee which has thoroughly look 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 the Taiwan is currently facing serious water shortage problem. He confessed that neither the ROC central governments or local governments pay enough attention to this matter, instead he added that the governments only care about election.[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 has been relatively rare, because in the past Taiwan mainly focus on preventing natural disasters.[7]

Kenting swimming race incident

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

Personal life

Lee is married and has one 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.