Li Mei-jhen (; born 21 March 1979), also known as Jane Lee, is a Taiwanese politician.

Early life and education

Li was born on 21 March 1979. She attended

Cheng Shiu University Cheng Shiu University (CSU; ) is a private university located in Niaosong District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. CSU offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across several faculties, including the College of Humanities and Social Sci ...

and completed a master's degree from the Institute of Mainland Chinese Studies at National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU). Li Mei-jhen then worked for her father while he served on the

Kaohsiung City Council The Kaohsiung City Council () is the city council of Kaohsiung City, Republic of China. It is currently composed of 65 councilors, each serving a four-year term, elected using the single non-transferable vote system. The speaker and deputy sp ...

. Li sought the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat ...

nomination for a seat on the Kaohsiung City Council in 2010, and succeeded her father in office. She represented Nanzih and

Zuoying District Zuoying District () is a District (Taiwan), district of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung City in southern Republic of China, Taiwan. Zuoying District has the most populous Village (Republic of China), village in Taiwan: Fushan Village. History Zuoying was e ...

2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election

In June 2020, the Kuomintang selected Li as its candidate for the

2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election The 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election was held on 15 August 2020 following a successful recall attempt. The registered candidates were Chen Chi-mai representing the Democratic Progressive Party, Li Mei-jhen representing the Kuomintang, and Wu ...

. 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. On 22 July 2020, NSYSU stated that it had begun that Li had plagiarized her master's degree thesis. On 23 July, Li apologized for the controversy and announced that she was "renouncing" her master's degree. 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. The Kuomintang stated on 25 July that it would continue to support Li's candidacy. On 15 August 2020, Li conceded the by-election to

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the ...

candidate

Chen Chi-mai Chen Chi-mai (; born December 23, 1964), also known as Comay Chen, is a Taiwanese politician and physician and the current mayor of Kaohsiung since August 24, 2020. He has served as spokesperson of the Democratic Progressive Party and the chief ...

, congratulated him on his victory, and expressed further commitment to her post as councilor. 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. Li's degree was formally revoked on 13 October 2020. On 20 August 2024. Li gained her masters degree in cosmetics and makeup from Cheng Shiu University, where she also gained her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.自由時報－終於再次拿到碩士畢業證書李眉蓁：3年來最煎熬的是「老師們」
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References

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