Fan Chen-tsung
Fan Chen-tsung | |
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范振宗 | |
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Minister of the Council of Agriculture | |
In office 1 February 2002 – 2 December 2002 | |
Preceded by | Chen Hsi-huang |
Succeeded by | Lee Chin-lung |
Speaker of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council | |
In office 21 December 2001 – 13 January 2002 | |
Preceded by | Peng Tien-fu |
Succeeded by | Yu Lin-ya |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 26 January 1998 – 31 January 1999 | |
Preceded by | Lin Kuang-hua |
Constituency | Hsinchu County |
Hsinchu County Magistrate | |
In office 20 December 1989 – 20 December 1997 | |
Preceded by | Chen Chin-hsing |
Succeeded by | Lin Kuang-hua |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 1987–1990 | |
Member of the Hsinchu County Council | |
In office 1978–1986 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Koguchi, Shinchiku, Shinchiku Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan) | 20 November 1942
Nationality | Taiwanese |
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party (1989–2009) |
Alma mater | National Taiwan Ocean University |
Fan Chen-tsung (Chinese: 范振宗; pinyin: Fàn Zhènzōng; Wade–Giles: Fan4 Chên4-tsung1; born 20 November 1942) is a Taiwanese politician.
Fan graduated from National Taiwan Ocean University.[1]
From 1978 to 1986, he was a member of the Hsinchu County Council.[1] In his second term as county councillor, Fan became the body's deputy speaker.[2] In 1986, Fan was elected to the National Assembly and served until 1990.[1] He ran for the magistracy of Hsinchu County as an independent in 1989, and joined the Democratic Progressive Party shortly after winning the office.[3][4] In 1993, Fan won a second term. He was succeeded as magistrate by Lin Kuang-hua. Fan was subsequently appointed to Lin's vacant seat on the Legislative Yuan, taking office on 26 January 1998.[5] Fan was elected speaker of the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council, and left that position to assume leadership of the Council of Agriculture in 2002.[1] He resigned on 24 November,[6] as farmers and fishermen's collectives protested attempts to reform credit unions related to those industries.[7][8][9] Premier Yu Shyi-kun accepted Fan's resignation two days later,[10] and Fan officially left office on 2 December.[11]
In July 2009, Fan and Hsu Jung-shu were invited to the Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum.[12] Though the Democratic Progressive Party advised both not to go,[13] both made the trip, resulting in the suspension of Fan and Hsu's party membership.[14][15] Before he could be formally expelled, Fan withdrew from the DPP.[16][17] In 2010, Fan again visited China with a group of Pan-Blue politicians.[18] Later that year, Fan resigned his post as adviser to President Ma Ying-jeou after the Hsinchu District Court convicted Fan on corruption charges dating back to Fan's tenure as Hsinchu County Magistrate.[19]
References
- ^ a b c d Chiu, Yu-Tzu (24 January 2002). "Newsmakers: Council of Agriculture head promises harmony". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Fan Chen-tsung (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "The opposition makes major gains" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (43): 2. January 1990. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ Loa, Iok-sin (21 January 2016). "ANALYSIS: Ethnicity not an important factor in elections". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Fan Chen-tsung (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "KMT lawmakers urge premier to get down to business". Taipei Times. 26 November 2002. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Ko, Shu-Ling (3 December 2002). "Former agriculture chief hits back at his old bosses". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "A turbulent year". Taipei Times. 31 December 2002. p. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Tsai, Ting-i (1 December 2002). "Newsmakers: Agriculture bureaucrat Lee Chin-lung to make use of connections to farmers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Taiwan Appoints 2 New Cabinet Ministers". Edwardsville Intelligencer. 26 November 2002. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Lin, Mei-Chun (3 December 2002). "Big guns to campaign for DPP candidates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Chang, Rich; Mo, Yan-chih (9 July 2009). "DPP bars party members from forum in China". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Ko, Shu-ling (23 July 2009). "Lu warns on close KMT-CCP ties". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Lu, Meggie (13 July 2009). "DPP members face censure for going to forum". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Hsu, Jenny W. (24 July 2009). "DPP punishes pair over forum". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Hsu, Jenny W. (25 July 2009). "DPP mulls expelling members". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "DPP kicks out Cross-Strait Forum recalcitrants". Taiwan Today. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Mo, Yan-chih (9 July 2010). "Delegation heads to Guangzhou for KMT-CCP forum". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Ma accepts convicted adviser's resignation". Taipei Times. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- 1942 births
- Living people
- National Taiwan Ocean University alumni
- Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan
- Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan
- Hsinchu County Members of the Legislative Yuan
- Magistrates of Hsinchu County
- Taiwanese politicians convicted of corruption
- Senior Advisors to President Ma Ying-jeou
- Expelled members of the Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan)
- Taiwanese Ministers of Agriculture