Cheng Li-chiun

Cheng Li-chiun (; born 19 June 1969) is a Taiwanese politician who has served as the vice premier of the Republic of China since 2024. Before her vice premiership, she served as the minister of Culture from 2016 to 2020.

Early life and education Cheng was born in Taipei City on June 18, 1969, to a Hoklo Taiwanese family. Her ancestral home is in southeastern Fujian. Her father was a native of Miaoli County, and her mother, Cheng Weng Fu-mei, was a devout Buddhist. Her parents owned an ironworks. graduating with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1992. As an undergraduate, she was the founding president of a glove puppetry troupe from 1988 to 1989.

After graduation, Cheng completed graduate studies in France in multiple fields. She earned a master's degree in political philosophy, economic philosophy, and social philosophy from Paris Nanterre University in 1995, and completed a second master's degree in history and civilization at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. She then returned to Nanterre and earned her Ph.D. in philosophy, politics, economics and sociology in 2000.

Ministry of Culture Cheng was appointed the Minister of Culture on 20 May 2016. In April 2017, Cheng proposed a five-year infrastructure development program targeting Taiwanese historical sites to the Education and Culture Committee of the Legislative Yuan. The plan set aside NT$5.66 billion for maintenance of historic sites and NT$15.8 billion for digital infrastructure construction. She stepped down from the position on 20 May 2020, and was replaced by Lee Yung-te.

After leaving her post as culture minister, Cheng worked on a translation of The Little Prince to Chinese. She served in leadership roles for a number of nonprofit organizations, including the .

During her political career, Cheng and fellow legislators Hsiao Bi-khim and Chiu Yi-ying gained the nickname "the S.H.E of the DPP."

Vice premiership On 10 April 2024, president-elect Lai Ching-te designated Cheng as the vice premier of Taiwan.

Personal life Cheng's husband, Shen Hsueh-jung, is a technology businessman.