Lee Ming-liang | |
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李明亮 | |
Minister of Department of Health of the Republic of China | |
In office 20 May 2000 – 31 August 2002 | |
Preceded by | Steve Chan |
Succeeded by | Twu Shiing-jer |
Personal details | |
Born | Kizin, Niitoyo, Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Gueiren, Tainan, Taiwan) | 26 June 1936
Nationality | Taiwanese |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | National Taiwan University University of Rochester |
Occupation | Geneticist |
Lee Ming-liang (Chinese: 李明亮; pinyin: Lǐ Míngliàng; born 26 June 1936) is a Taiwanese geneticist who led the Department of Health from 2000 to 2002. After Lee left office, Taiwan was hit by the 2003 SARS outbreak, and he was named to a committee convened to research the disease.