Li Meng-yen


Li Meng-yen is a Taiwanese politician and was the acting Mayor of Tainan from 8 September 2017 until 25 December 2018.

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.

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 acting Tainan Mayor on 7 September 2017 as William Lai was named Premier of the Republic of China by President Tsai Ing-wen. 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 signs on information at major public places.

Executive Yuan

He took office as secretary-general of the Executive Yuan on 14 January 2019, with the second Su Tseng-chang cabinet.