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Lee Hong-yuan
Lee Hong-yuan
李鴻源
	Official portrait, 2016
29th Minister of the Interior
	In office; 6 February 2012 – 25 February 2014
Prime Minister	Sean Chen; Jiang Yi-huah
Deputy	See list Lin Tzu-ling; Hsiao Chia-chi;
Preceded by	Jiang Yi-huah
Succeeded by	Chen Wei-zen
Minister of the Public Construction Commission
	In office; 1 April 2011 – 5 February 2012
Prime Minister	Wu Den-yih
Preceded by	Fan Liang-shiow
Succeeded by	Jenn-Chuan Chern
Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County
	In office; 20 December 2005 – 19 March 2009 Serving with Lee Shu-chuan
Magistrate	Chou Hsi-wei
Personal details
Born	21 June 1956 (age 68); Taishan, Taipei County
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Kuomintang (since 2013)
Other political; affiliations	People First Party (2000-2013)
Relatives	Lee Hung-chun (brother)
Education	National Cheng Kung University (BS, MS); University of Iowa (PhD)

Lee Hong-yuan (Chinese: 李鴻源; pinyin: Lǐ Hóngyuán; born 21 June 1956) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) of the Executive Yuan from 2012 to 2014.^[3]

Early life and education

Lee Hong-yuan was born in Taishan, Taipei County to a farmer family. His father Lee Teng-hui served as head of the district. Lee's younger brother is Lee Hung-chun.^[4] He obtained his bachelor's degree in hydraulic engineering from National Cheng Kung University. He then earned an M.S. (1982) and Ph.D. (1984) in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Iowa, where was inducted as a member of the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Academy in 2008.^[5]

Upon graduation, Lee worked in the United States for two years before returning to Taiwan in 1986 to teach at National Taiwan University. Lee has also been a visiting professor at five universities in China and in the Netherlands.^[2]

ROC Interior Ministry

Personal life

Lee is married to Hui Hsin Lee and has four children.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Minister of Interior leaves the Cabinet - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
^ ^a ^b "【RTI】Interview with Lee Hong-yuan (李鴻源), Interior Minister （2012.4.20） - YouTube". youtube.com. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
^ "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Executive Yuan Officials". ey.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
^ 陳, 心瑜 (8 January 2017). "前泰山鄉長李鴻源父李騰輝逝世". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ "Dr. Hong-Yuan Lee". The University of Iowa. Retrieved 2015-06-22.

[taipeitimes-1] "Minister of Interior leaves the Cabinet - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-24.

[youtube-2] "【RTI】Interview with Lee Hong-yuan (李鴻源), Interior Minister （2012.4.20） - YouTube". youtube.com. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-24.

[ey-3] "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Executive Yuan Officials". ey.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-24.

[4] 陳, 心瑜 (8 January 2017). "前泰山鄉長李鴻源父李騰輝逝世". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[University_of_Iowa-5] "Dr. Hong-Yuan Lee". The University of Iowa. Retrieved 2015-06-22.

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