Hung Meng-chi

Hung Meng-chi
Hung Meng-chi
	洪孟啟
Minister of Culture of the Republic of China; (acting)
	In office; 8 December 2014 – 20 May 2016
Administrative Deputy	George Hsu
Political Deputy	Lee Ying-ping
Preceded by	Lung Ying-tai
Succeeded by	Cheng Li-chun
Political Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of China
	In office; July 2013 – 7 December 2014
Minister	Lung Ying-tai
Administrative Deputy	George Hsu
Preceded by	Chang Yun-cheng
Personal details
Born	20 April 1947 (age 73)
Nationality	Republic of China
Alma mater	Tamkang University; National Chengchi University

Hung Meng-chi (Chinese: 洪孟啟; pinyin: Hóng Mèngqǐ; born 20 April 1947) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of Culture of the Republic of China from 23 January 2015 until 20 May 2016, having previously served as acting minister since 8 December 2014.[1]

Early life

Hung received his bachelor's degree in history from Tamkang University. He went on to earn his master's and doctoral degrees in East Asian Studies from National Chengchi University.

Career

Hung has taught at several universities, such as Taipei National University of the Arts, Ming Chuan University, Tunghai University and Fo Guang University. He also served as a cultural official for the Taipei County Government.[2] He attempted to resign in September 2015, after Next Magazine alleged that the Ministry of Culture had bribed members of the Kuomintang.[3] Premier Mao Chi-kuo did not accept Hung's offer.[4]

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2014-12-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Cabinet announces new ministers". Taiwan News. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
Hsiao, Alison (1 October 2015). "Minister of Culture tenders resignation". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
Wang, Cheng-chun; Lee, Mei-yu (30 September 2015). "Premier refuses to accept culture minister's resignation: spokesman". Central News Agency. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2014-12-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Cabinet announces new ministers". Taiwan News. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[3] Hsiao, Alison (1 October 2015). "Minister of Culture tenders resignation". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[4] Wang, Cheng-chun; Lee, Mei-yu (30 September 2015). "Premier refuses to accept culture minister's resignation: spokesman". Central News Agency. Retrieved 30 September 2015.