Chen Chien-nien
Chen Chien-nien | |
|---|---|
陳建年 | |
| Magistrate of Taitung County | |
| In office 20 December 1993 – 20 December 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Lieh Cheng |
| Succeeded by | Hsu Ching-yuan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1947 Taitung County, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Kuomintang (until 2002) |
Chen Chien-nien (Chinese: 陳建年; pinyin: Chén Jiànnián; born 10 October 1947) is a former Taiwanese politician. Born in Taitung, Chen entered politics in 1981 as a Taitung councillor representing the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT). He served as County Magistrate of Taitung from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Puyuma tribe, he is the only indigenous politician to have served as a county magistrate in Taiwan. In 2002, Chen quit the KMT to accept the cabinet-level Minister of Council of Aboriginal Affairs post in Chen Shui-bian's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration.[1] He resigned in 2005 due to a vote-buying charge, whilst continuing to maintain his innocence.[2] [3] Following a failed appeal to the Supreme Court in 2012, he was sentenced to nine months in jail.[4]
References
- ^ "Newsmakers: Aboriginal crusader Chen to enter Cabinet - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com.
- ^ "Aboriginal leader, 27 others indicted for electoral fraud - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com.
- ^ "賄選被起訴 陳建年請辭 謝長廷批准│TVBS新聞網". TVBS.
- ^ "前原民會主委 陳建年判刑9月定讞". 公視新聞網.
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