Chen Kuei-miao
Chen Kuei-miao | |
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陳癸淼 | |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 1 February 1990 – 31 January 1998 | |
Constituency | Penghu |
Mayor of Tainan (acting) | |
In office 30 May 1985 – 20 December 1985 | |
Preceded by | Su Nan-cheng |
Succeeded by | Lin Wen-hsiung |
Personal details | |
Born | Kosei, Makō, Hōko, Taiwan, Empire of Japan | 1 July 1934
Died | 15 August 2014 Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan | (aged 80)
Political party | New Party |
Other political affiliations | Kuomintang (until 1993) |
Chen Kuei-miao (Chinese: 陳癸淼; pinyin: Chén Guǐmiǎo; 1 July 1934 – 15 August 2014) was a Taiwanese politician who co-founded New Party, a small pro-China political party, in 1993.[1][2] Chen served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1990 to 1998, as well as a KMT acting Mayor of Tainan City in 1985.[1] Chen was one of many legislators to be implicated in a wide-ranging insider trading scandal that also affected Andrew Oung, among others.[3]
Chen Kuei-miao and other politicians broke away from the ruling Kuomintang in opposition to the rule of then KMT chairman and President of Taiwan, Lee Teng-hui.[1]
Death
Chen died at Cheng Hsin General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, on 15 August 2014, at the age of 80. He had suffered from kidney and liver disease.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Wen, Kuei-hsiang (2014-08-16). "New Party founder dies at 81". Focus Taiwan. Central News Agency. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
- ^ "New Party founder dies at 81". Radio Taiwan International. 2014-08-16. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
- ^ Yu, Susan (21 October 1994). "As election nears, blemishes pop up". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 27 June 2016.[dead link] Alt URL
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