Cheng Ming-chien

Taiwanese lawyer and politician
鄭銘謙
Official portrait, 2024
16th Minister of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 May 2024Prime MinisterCho Jung-taiPreceded byTsai Ching-hsiang27th Chief Prosecutor of TaipeiIn office
3 May 2023 – 20 May 2024Justice MinisterTsai Ching-hsiangPreceded byLin Ban-liangSucceeded byTBD5th Director-General of the Agency Against CorruptionIn office
31 January 2019 – 19 May 2022Justice MinisterTsai Ching-hsiangPreceded byChu Chia-chiSucceeded byChuang Rong-sung25th Chief Prosecutor of YunlinIn office
7 May 2015 – 8 July 2018Justice MinisterLuo Ying-shay
Chiu Tai-sanPreceded byHung Pei-genSucceeded byCheng Hsin-hung Personal detailsBorn (1958-10-12) 12 October 1958 (age 65)
TaiwanPolitical partyIndependent

Cheng Ming-chien (Chinese: 鄭銘謙) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician who has served as justice minister since 2024.

Cheng earned a bachelor's degree in law from National Chung Hsing University.[1]

He led the Ministry of Justice's Agency Against Corruption, was deputy head of the MOJ department of legal affairs, and served as chief prosecutor of Tainan, Yunlin, and Taipei before his appointment as Minister of Justice on 12 April 2024, by premier-designate Cho Jung-tai.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Hou, Elaine; Lai, Sunny; Hsieh, Hsing-en; Yeh, Kuan-yin (12 April 2024). "New education, justice and culture ministers announced". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ Chien, Li-chung (11 December 2023). "2024 Elections: Bureaus to be on disinformation alert". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 April 2024.