Li Mei-jhen

Li Mei-jhen (Chinese: 李眉蓁; pinyin: Lǐ Méizhēn; born 21 March 1979), also known as Jane Lee, is a Taiwanese politician.

Li Mei-jhen
李眉蓁
Kaohsiung City Councilor
Assumed office
25 December 2010
Constituency4th Constituency of Kaohsiung
Personal details
Born (1979-03-21) 21 March 1979
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
ResidenceKaohsiung
Alma materCheng Shiu University
National Sun Yat-sen University
Occupationpolitician

Li was born on 21 March 1979.[1] She attended Cheng Shiu University and completed a master's degree from the Institute of Mainland Chinese Studies at National Sun Yat-sen University.[1][2] Li Mei-jhen then worked for her father while he served on the Kaohsiung City Council.[2] Li sought the Kuomintang nomination for a seat on the Kaohsiung City Council in 2010,[3] and succeeded her father in office.[2] She represented Nanzih and Zuoying Districts.[4]

2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election

In June 2020, the Kuomintang selected Li as its candidate for the 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election.[1][2] A number of party members considered the nomination process that led to Li's selection chaotic, and raised the potential for vote splitting following Wu Yi-jheng's entry into the race.[5] On 22 July 2020, National Sun Yat-sen University stated that it had begun investigating allegations that Li had plagiarized her master's degree thesis.[6][7] On 23 July, Li apologized for the controversy and announced that she was "renouncing" her master's degree.[8][9] National Sun Yat-sen University responded that the Degree Conferral Act (學位授予法) had no guidelines for allowing alumni to renounce their degrees and it would continue the investigation.[9][10] The Kuomintang stated on 25 July that it would continue to support Li's candidacy.[11]

On 15 August 2020, due to her evident loss[lower-alpha 1], Li gave the concession speech. In speech she offered congrats to the winner, Chen Chi-mai of DPP, and re-committed to her councillor job.[12]

Notes
  1. Li's popular vote number (248,478) is the lowest by any KMT/pro-China candidate in modern election history of Kaohsiung.

References
  1. 余, 祥 (23 June 2020). "高雄市長補選 藍勸進許崑源遺孀破局改徵召李眉蓁" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. Wang, Shwu-feng; Kao, Evelyn (23 June 2020). "KMT picks city councilor Li Mei-jhen for Kaohsiung mayoral by-election". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. Chao, Vincent Y. (30 March 2010). "Political parties move to attract young candidates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. Hsiao, Sherry (24 June 2020). "Control Yuan 'painted green': KMT". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. Lin, Liang-sheng; Xie, Dennis (4 July 2020). "Chairman's party reforms risk job: KMT lawmaker". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. Chen, Chi-chung; Cheng, Chao-fu; Lee, Hsin-Yin (22 July 2020). "Kaohsiung mayoral candidate under scrutiny amid plagiarism allegations". Central News Agency. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. Chung, Jake (23 July 2020). "KMT's Jane Lee copied 96 percent of thesis: report". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. "李眉蓁宣布放弃中山大学硕士学位 声明全文曝光！". China Times (in Chinese). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. Chen, Chao-fu; Wang, Shwu-fen; Mazzetta, Matthew (23 July 2020). "Kaohsiung mayor candidate 'renounces' degree amid plagiarism controversy". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. Hsiao, Sherry (24 July 2020). "Jane Lee promises to relinquish degree". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  11. Yu, Hsiang; Mazzetta, Matthew (25 July 2020). "KMT stands with Kaohsiung mayoral candidate amid plagiarism scandal". Central News Agency. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  12. 陳朝福 (2020-08-15). "輸陳其邁逾40萬票 李眉蓁：有遺憾沒委屈" (in Chinese). 中央通訊社. Archived from the original on 2020-08-16. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
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