Pan Men-an (; born 15 August 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the

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Pingtung County Pingtung () is a County (Taiwan), county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county ...

from 25 December 2014 to 25 December 2022. He joined the campaign team of the 2024 presidential candidate of

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, and assumed the role as the Secretary-General to the President in May 2023.

Early life and education

Pan was born to a fishermen's family. He was educated at I-Shou University, National Sun Yat-sen University, and graduated from the graduate institute of continuing education at National Kaohsiung Normal University. He also earned a

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(MBA) from the

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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

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

for

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. 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.

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.

2018 Pingtung County magistrate election

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pan, Meng-an 1963 births Living people Members of the 8th Legislative Yuan Magistrates of Pingtung County Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 7th Legislative Yuan National Kaohsiung Normal University alumni