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CHEN Ding-nan
陳定南
Minister of Justice of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2000 – 1 February 2005
Preceded byYeh Chin-fong
Succeeded byShih Mau-lin
Magistrate of Yilan County
In office
20 December 20, 1981 – 20 December 20, 1989
Preceded byLee Feng-ming
Succeeded byYu Shyi-kun
Personal details
Born(1943-09-29)September 29, 1943
Yilan, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
DiedNovember 5, 2006(2006-11-05) (aged 63)
Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality Republic of China
Political partyTemplate:DPP
Alma materNational Taiwan University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBusinessperson
Signature

Template:Chinese-name

Chen Ding-nan
Traditional Chinese陳定南
Simplified Chinese陈定南
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Dìngnán
Wade–GilesChén Tìng-nán

Chen Ding-Nan (Chinese: 陳定南; pinyin: Chén Dìngnán) (September 29, 1943 – November 5, 2006) was a Taiwanese politician.

Entry into politics

As a Yilan County native, Chen received a bachelor's degree in Law from the National Taiwan University in 1966. After graduation Chen ran various business in Yilan. After the Kaohsiung incident, Chen became active in politics as he started to participate in the tangwai movement.

Chen was elected as the Magistrate of Yilan County in 1981 and became the first non-Kuomintang Yilan County Magistrate. During his term Chen accumulated accolades for his fine administration and was re-elected again in 1985.

After his second term ended Chen ran for a seat in the Legislative Yuan in the Yilan County electoral district and won 4 consecutive times (1989, 1992, 1995 and 1998) until appointed as the Minister of Justice on May 20, 2000 by then just-elected President Chen Shui-bian.

Meantime, he also ran unsuccessfully for the Governor of Taiwan Province in 1994 and was defeated by James Soong. Originally an independent, Chen joined the Democratic Progressive Party in 1993 and stayed with the party until his death.

He served as Minister of Justice in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration from 2000 until January 31, 2005. In late 2005 he campaigned for the Yilan County magistrate again but was defeated by the Kuomintang's Lu Kuo-hua (呂國華).

Death and legacy

Since April 2006, Chen's health condition worsened and was frequently hospitalized for advanced lung cancer. He died in the National Taiwan University Hospital on November 5, 2006, aged 63.[1]

Chen was known as Mr. Clean (陳青天) as he fought against corruption and established the Black Gold Investigation Center.[2] The Chen Ding-nan Foundation, established to commemorate Chen, proposes to build a memorial hall for him in his hometown Yilan.

References

  1. ^ "Taiwan News Online: Taiwan's 'Mr. Clean' passes away". Retrieved November 7, 2006.
  2. ^ Chang, Rich "Group remembers late minister Chen", Taipei Times, November 3, 2007
Government offices
Preceded by Magistrate of Yilan County
1981–1989
Succeeded by
Preceded by ROC Minister of Justice
2000–2005
Succeeded by