Pan Men-an (Chinese: 潘孟安; pinyin: Pān Mèng'ān; Wade–Giles: Pʻan1 Mêng4-an1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phoaⁿ Bēng-an; born 15 August 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the magistrate of Pingtung County from 25 December 2014 to 25 December 2022.[1] He joined the campaign team of the 2024 presidential candidate of Democratic Progressive Party, and assumed the role as the Secretary-General to the President in May 2023.
Pan Men-an | |
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| 潘孟安 | |
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 39th Secretary-General to the President | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2024 | |
| President | Lai Ching-te |
| Deputy | Mark Ho Xavier Chang |
| Preceded by | Lin Chia-lung |
| 12th Magistrate of Pingtung | |
| In office 25 December 2014 – 25 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Tsao Chi-hung |
| Succeeded by | Chou Chun-mi |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2005 – 25 December 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Chuang Jui-hsiung |
| Constituency | Pingtung County III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1963 Checheng, Pingtung County, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Education | I-Shou University (BA) National Sun Yat-sen University National Kaohsiung Normal University (MA) University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (MBA) |
Early life and education
editPan was born to a fishermen's family.[2] 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.[2] He also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.[3]
Career life
editPingtung County Council
editPan became the member of Pingtung County Council on 1 March 1998 and served two terms until 28 February 2006.
Legislative Yuan
editPan was elected as the member of Legislative Yuan after the 2004 Republic of China legislative election held on 11 December 2004 and served from 1 February 2005 until 31 January 2008.[2]
Pan was elected again as the member representing the Democratic Progressive Party for Pingtung County 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.
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Ratio | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pan Men-an | Democratic Progressive Party | 59,896 | 51.30% | Yes
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| 2 | Su Ching-chuan | Kuomintang | 50,195 | 43.00% | |
| 3 | Chou Bi-yun (周碧雲) | Independent | 6,653 | 5.70% |
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.[3]
Magistrate of Pingtung County
edit2014 Pingtung County magistrate election
editPan was elected as the Magistrate of Pingtung County after winning the 2014 Pingtung County magistrate election held on 29 November 2014.
| 2014 Pingtung County Magistrate Election Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Chien Tai-lang | KMT | 182,027 | 37.07% | ||
| 2 | Pan Meng-an | DPP | 308,953 | 62.93% | ||
2018 Pingtung County magistrate election
edit| 2018 Democratic Progressive Party Pingtung County magistrate primary results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Place | Result | ||
| Pan Men-an | Nominated | Walkover | ||
| 2018 Pingtung County mayoral results[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
| 1 | Li Hu-jen (李鎔任) | Independent | 9,819 | 2.09% | |
| 2 | Su Ching-chuan | Kuomintang | 197,518 | 42.01% | |
| 3 | Pan Men-an | Democratic Progressive Party | 262,809 | 55.90% | |
| Total voters | 689,393 | ||||
| Valid votes | 470,146 | ||||
| Invalid votes | |||||
| Voter turnout | 68.20% | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "DPP wins Penghu magistrate race". focustaiwan.tw.
- ^ a b c "Magistrate Introduction". Pingtung County Government. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Pan, Men-An". Legislative Yuan, ROC (Taiwan). 23 July 2013.
- ^ "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
