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National Sun Yat-sen University (rescinded)
OccupationPolitician

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

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 (NSYSU).[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, NSYSU 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] NSYSU 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, Li conceded the by-election to Democratic Progressive Party candidate Chen Chi-mai, congratulated him on his victory, and expressed further commitment to her post as councilor.[12]

On 19 August 2020, NSYSU confirmed that Li Mei-jhen's degree thesis involved plagiarism, and an academic ethics committee unanimously voted to revoke her degree.[13] Li's degree was formally revoked on 13 October 2020.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4 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. ↑ "李眉蓁宣布放棄中山大學碩士學位 聲明全文曝光！". China Times (in Traditional Chinese). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. 1 2 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 (1 August 2020). "輸陳其邁逾40萬票 李眉蓁：有遺憾沒委屈" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  13. ↑ Hou, Wen-ting; Yeh, Joseph (19 August 2020). "Probe confirms plagiarism in Li's thesis; degree to be revoked". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "李眉蓁論文涉抄襲曝已被提告 地檢首次開庭她卻未到". udn.com (in Traditional Chinese). 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.


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