Pan Men-an explained

Pan Men-an
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Office1:39th Secretary-General to the President
Term Start1:20 May 2024
President1:Lai Ching-te
Deputy1:Mark Ho
Xavier Chang
Predecessor1:Lin Chia-lung
Office2:12th Magistrate of Pingtung
Term Start2:25 December 2014
Term End2:25 December 2022
Predecessor2:Tsao Chi-hung
Successor2:Chou Chun-mi
Office3:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start3:1 February 2005
Term End3:25 December 2014
Successor3:Chuang Jui-hsiung
Constituency3:Pingtung County III
Birth Date:1963 8, df=y
Birth Place:Checheng, Pingtung County, Taiwan
Citizenship:Taiwan
Party:Democratic Progressive Party
Alma Mater:National Kaohsiung Normal University

Pan Men-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.

Early life

Pan was born to a fishermen's family.[2]

Education

Pan graduated from the graduate institute of continuing education of National Kaohsiung Normal University.[2]

Career life

Pingtung County Council

Pan became the member of Pingtung County Council on 1 March 1998 and served two terms until 28 February 2006.

Legislative Yuan

Pan 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.CandidatePartyVotesRatioElected
1Pan Men-anDemocratic Progressive Party59,89651.30%

Yes

2Su Ching-chuanKuomintang50,19543.00%
3Chou Bi-yun (周碧雲)Independent6,6535.70%

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

2014 Pingtung County magistrate election

Pan 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
width=35No.width=180Candidatewidth=120Partywidth=75Voteswidth=75Percentagewidth=49
1Chien Tai-langKMT182,02737.07%
2Pan Meng-anDPP308,95362.93%

2018 Pingtung County magistrate election

2018 Democratic Progressive Party Pingtung County magistrate primary results
width=80Candidateswidth=80Placewidth=80Result
Pan Men-anWalkover
2018 Pingtung County mayoral results[4]
width=35No.width=150Candidatewidth=120Partywidth=75Voteswidth=75Percentagewidth=49
1 Li Hu-jen (李鎔任) Independent9,8192.09%
2 Su Ching-chuan Kuomintang197,51842.01%
3 Pan Men-anDemocratic Progressive Party262,80955.90%
Total voters 689,393
Valid votes 470,146
Invalid votes
Voter turnout 68.20%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DPP wins Penghu magistrate race. focustaiwan.tw.
  2. Web site: Magistrate Introduction. Pingtung County Government. 31 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Pan, Men-An. 23 July 2013. Legislative Yuan, ROC (Taiwan).
  4. Web site: 2018 Local Elections . 2018-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181124220203/https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TC/nm10013000000000000.html . 2018-11-24 . dead .