Li Mei-jhen | |
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李眉蓁 | |
Kaohsiung City Councilor | |
Assumed office 25 December 2010 | |
Constituency | 4th Constituency of Kaohsiung |
Personal details | |
Born | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 21 March 1979
Nationality | Republic of China |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Residence | Kaohsiung |
Alma mater | Cheng Shiu University National Sun Yat-sen University (rescinded) |
Occupation | Politician |
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]
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]