Lee Hong-yuan
| Lee Hong-yuan | |
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| 李鴻源 | |
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| Minister of the Interior of the Republic of China | |
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In office 6 February 2012 – 25 February 2014 |
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| Deputy | Lin Tzu-ling, Hsiao Chia-chi |
| Preceded by | Jiang Yi-huah |
| Succeeded by | Chen Wei-zen |
| Minister of the Public Construction Commission of Executive Yuan | |
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In office 1 April 2011 – 5 February 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Fan Liang-shiow |
| Succeeded by | Jenn-Chuan Chern |
| Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County | |
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In office 20 December 2005 – 19 March 2009 Serving with Lee Shu-chuan |
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| Magistrate | Chou Hsi-wei |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 June 1956 (age 60) Taishan, Taipei County |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | People First Party |
| Alma mater |
National Cheng Kung University University of Iowa |
Lee Hong-yuan (Chinese: 李鴻源; pinyin: Lǐ Hóngyuán) is a politician in the Republic of China. He was the Minister of the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) of the Executive Yuan from 2012 to 2014.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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