Cheng Ming-chien

Cheng Ming-chien
鄭銘謙
Official portrait, 2024
16th Minister of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 May 2024
Prime MinisterCho Jung-tai
Preceded byTsai Ching-hsiang
27th Chief Prosecutor of Taipei
In office
3 May 2023 – 20 May 2024
Justice MinisterTsai Ching-hsiang
Preceded byLin Ban-liang
Succeeded byTsai Wei-yi (acting)
5th Director-General of the Agency Against Corruption
In office
31 January 2019 – 19 May 2022
Justice MinisterTsai Ching-hsiang
Preceded byChu Chia-chi
Succeeded byChuang Rong-sung
25th Chief Prosecutor of Yunlin
In office
7 May 2015 – 8 July 2018
Justice MinisterLuo Ying-shay
Chiu Tai-san
Preceded byHung Pei-gen
Succeeded byCheng Hsin-hung
Personal details
Born (1958-10-12) 12 October 1958 (age 66)
Taiwan
Political partyIndependent

Cheng Ming-chien (Chinese: 鄭銘謙; born 12 October 1958) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician who has served as Minister of Justice 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.