Lee Hong-yuan (; born 21 June 1956) is a

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politician. He was the Minister of the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) of the

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from 2012 to 2014.

Early life

Lee Hong-yuan was born in

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to a farmer family. His father Lee Teng-hui served as head of the district. Lee's younger brother is

Lee Hung-chun Lee Hung-chun (; born 11 May 1959) is a Taiwanese politician. Early life Lee Hung-chun's father Lee Teng-hui was the former head of Taishan, New Taipei. His elder brother is politician Lee Hong-yuan. Lee Hung-chun was born in present-day New Tai ...

. He obtained his bachelor's degree in

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from

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. He then earned an M.S. (1982) and Ph.D. (1984) in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the

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, where was inducted as a member of the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Academy in 2008. Upon graduation, Lee worked in the United States for two years before returning to Taiwan in 1986 to teach at

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. Lee has also been a visiting professor at five universities in

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and in the

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ROC Interior Ministry

Personal life

Lee is married to Hui Hsin Lee and has four children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Hong-yuan 1956 births Living people Taiwanese Ministers of the Interior People First Party (Taiwan) politicians Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from New Taipei National Taiwan University faculty Taiwanese educators