Lai Feng-wei (; born 20 September 1953) is a Taiwanese politician and engineer. He was the
Magistrate
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of
Penghu County since 25 December 2018 after winning the
2018 municipality elections, ending his term after losing to former magistrate
Chen Kuang-fu.
Education
After graduating from
Tunghai University with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, Lai completed advanced studies in the United States at the
University of Missouri
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, where he earned a master's degree and
Ph.D. in
industrial management
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engineering.
Political careers
2018 Penghu County magistrate election
2019 Mainland China visit
On 12 August 2019, Lai, along with
Lienchiang County Magistrate Liu Cheng-ying and
Kinmen County Magistrate Yang Cheng-wu, visited
Beijing
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and met with
Taiwan Affairs Office Director
Liu Jieyi requesting
Mainland China government to lift up individual travel ban of Mainland Chinese tourists to the three counties due to the constraint
cross-strait relations. The mainland government eventually agreed to lift up the ban on 20 September 2019.
References
External links
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1953 births
Living people
Magistrates of Penghu County
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