Li Mei-jhen
Li Mei-jhen, also known as Jane Lee, is a Taiwanese politician.
Li was born on 21 March 1979. She attended Cheng Shiu University and completed a master's degree from the Institute of Mainland Chinese Studies at National Sun Yat-sen University. Li Mei-jhen then worked for her father while he served on the Kaohsiung City Council. Li sought the Kuomintang nomination for a seat on the Kaohsiung City Council in 2010, and succeeded her father in office. She represented Nanzih and Zuoying Districts.
In June 2020, the Kuomintang selected Li as its candidate for the 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election. A number of party members considered the nomination process that led to Li's selection chaotic, and raised the potential for vote splitting following Wu Yi-jheng's entry into the race. On 22 July 2020, National Sun Yat-sen University stated that it had begun investigating allegations that Li had plagiarized her master's degree thesis. On 23 July, Li apologized for the controversy and announced that she was "renouncing" her master's degree. National Sun Yat-sen University responded that the Degree Conferral Act had no guidelines for allowing alumni to renounce their degrees and it would continue the investigation. The Kuomintang stated on 25 July that it would continue to support Li's candidacy.
