Pan Men-an
潘孟安
Official portrait, 2012
12th Magistrate of Pingtung
In office
25 December 2014 – 25 December 2022
Preceded byTsao Chi-hung
Succeeded byChou Chun-mi
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2005 – 25 December 2014
Succeeded byChuang Jui-hsiung
ConstituencyPingtung County III
Personal details
Born (1963-08-15) 15 August 1963 (age 60)
Checheng, Pingtung County, Taiwan
CitizenshipTaiwan
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Alma materNational Kaohsiung Normal University

Pan Men-an (Chinese: 潘孟安; pinyin: Pān Mèng'ān; Wade–Giles: Pʻan1 Mêng4-an1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phoaⁿ Bēng-an; born 15 August 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the magistrate of Pingtung County from 25 December 2014 to 25 December 2022.[1] He joined the campaign team of the 2024 presidential candidate of Democratic Progressive Party, and assumed the role as the director-general in May 2023.

Early life

Pan was born to a fishermen's family.[2]

Education

Pan graduated from the graduate institute of continuing education of National Kaohsiung Normal University.[2]

Career life

Pingtung County Council

Pan became the member of Pingtung County Council on 1 March 1998 and served two terms until 28 February 2006.

Legislative Yuan

Pan was elected as the member of Legislative Yuan after the 2004 Republic of China legislative election held on 11 December 2004 and served from 1 February 2005 until 31 January 2008.[2]

Pan was elected again as the member representing the Democratic Progressive Party for Pingtung County 3rd electoral district after winning the 2008 Republic of China legislative election held on 12 January 2008 and served from 1 February 2008 until 31 January 2012.

No. Candidate Party Votes Ratio Elected
1 Pan Men-an Democratic Progressive Party 59,896 51.30%
Yes
2 Su Ching-chuan Kuomintang 50,195 43.00%
3 Chou Bi-yun (周碧雲) Independent 6,653 5.70%

He was reelected again to the office after winning the 2012 Republic of China legislative election held on 14 January 2012 and served from 1 February 2012 until 25 December 2014.[3]

Magistrate of Pingtung County

2014 Pingtung County magistrate election

Pan was elected as the Magistrate of Pingtung County after winning the 2014 Pingtung County magistrate election held on 29 November 2014.

2014 Pingtung County Magistrate Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1 Chien Tai-lang KMT 182,027 37.07%
2 Pan Meng-an DPP 308,953 62.93%

2018 Pingtung County magistrate election

2018 Democratic Progressive Party Pingtung County magistrate primary results
Candidates Place Result
Pan Men-an Nominated Walkover
2018 Pingtung County mayoral results[4]
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1 Li Hu-jen (李鎔任) Independent 9,819 2.09%
2 Su Ching-chuan Kuomintang 197,518 42.01%
3 Pan Men-an Democratic Progressive Party 262,809 55.90%
Total voters 　689,393
Valid votes 　470,146
Invalid votes 　
Voter turnout 　68.20%

References

  1. ^ "DPP wins Penghu magistrate race". focustaiwan.tw.
  2. ^ a b c "Magistrate Introduction". Pingtung County Government. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Pan, Men-An". Legislative Yuan, ROC (Taiwan). 23 July 2013.
  4. ^ "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-27.

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