In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.

Cheng Li-chiun (Chinese: 鄭麗君; pinyin: Zhèng Lìjūn; born 19 June 1969) is a Taiwanese politician who is the vice premier of Taiwan[note 1] since 2024. Before her vice premiership, she served as the minister of Culture from 2016 to 2020.

Early life and education

Cheng is Hoklo Taiwanese; her ancestors came directly from southeastern Fujian. Cheng obtained her bachelor's degree in philosophy from National Taiwan University in 1992 and earned a master's degree in philosophy, politics, economics and sociology from Paris Nanterre University in France.[1][2] During her political career, Cheng and fellow legislators Hsiao Bi-khim and Chiu Yi-ying gained the nickname "the S.H.E of the DPP."[3]

Ministry of Culture

Cheng was appointed the Minister of Culture on 20 May 2016.[4][5] In April 2017, Cheng proposed a five-year infrastructure development program targeting Taiwanese historical sites to the Education and Culture Committee of the Legislative Yuan. The plan set aside NT$5.66 billion for maintenance of historic sites and NT$15.8 billion for digital infrastructure construction.[6] She stepped down from the position on 20 May 2020, and was replaced by Lee Yung-te.[7]

After leaving her post as culture minister, Cheng worked on a translation of The Little Prince to Chinese.[8] She served in leadership roles for a number of nonprofit organizations, including the General Association of Chinese Culture [zh].[9]

Vice premiership

On 10 April 2024, president-elect Lai Ching-te designated Cheng as the vice premier of Taiwan.[10][11]

Notes

  1. ^ Republic of China is commonly known as Taiwan

References

  1. ^ "Cheng Li-chun (8)". Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Cheng Li-chun (9)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ^ Su, Fang-ho; Chuang, Meng-hsuan; Lin, Liang-sheng (2 February 2016). "New lawmakers walk red carpet for new session". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. ^ "More Cabinet lineup announced". Central News Agency. 12 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Additional future Cabinet members announced by DPP". Taipei Times. 13 April 2016.
  6. ^ Lin, Sean (28 April 2017). "Minister proposes historic sites and media projects". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  7. ^ Ku, Chuan; Yu, Matt; Yeh, Joseph (19 May 2020). "Minor Cabinet reshuffle announced ahead of Tsai's new term". Central News Agency. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  8. ^ Chiu, Tsu-yin; Liu, Kay (3 June 2022). "Ex-culture minister, French senator discuss power of children's literature". Central News Agency. Retrieved 3 June 2022. Cheng, meanwhile, said that her recent translation of "Le Petit Prince," by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, into a new Chinese version and an audio book had led her to reflect on whether people can reconnect with their innocence, in a world full of confusion.
  9. ^ Yeh, Joseph; Teng, Pei-ju (10 April 2024). "President-elect Lai appoints ex-DPP chair Cho Jung-tai as premier (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Premier Chen welcomes new Cabinet appointments under President-elect Lai". Radio Taiwan International. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  11. ^ Everington, Keoni (10 April 2024). "Taiwan President-elect Lai names top Cabinet picks". Taiwan News. Retrieved 10 April 2024.


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