Liao Pen-yen | |
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廖本煙 | |
Member of the New Taipei City Council | |
In office 25 December 2014 – 25 December 2018 | |
Constituency | New Taipei 7th precinct |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 1 February 2002 – 31 January 2008 | |
Succeeded by | Wu Yu-sheng |
Constituency | Taipei County 1 |
Mayor of Shulin | |
In office 1994–2002 | |
Preceded by | Liu Kuan-ming (劉寬明) |
Succeeded by | He Yu-zhi (何玉枝) |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 September 1956 |
Nationality | Taiwanese |
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party (before 2001; since 2007) |
Other political affiliations | Taiwan Solidarity Union (2001–2007) |
Alma mater | Fu Jen Catholic University |
Occupation | Politician |
Liao Pen-yen ( Chinese: 廖本煙; born 26 September 1956) is a Taiwanese politician who served two terms in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008.
Liao graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University with a degree in business management. [1]
Liao was elected the mayor of Shulin in 1993, serving in that position until 2002. [1] During his tenure, Liao and other township heads were investigated for corruption, as they had charged multiple businesses a "township chief tax" to raise money for local community development funds. [2] He ran in the legislative elections of 2001 and won a seat in the Legislative Yuan. Liao was the Taiwan Solidarity Union's caucus whip throughout most of his time in office. [3] [4] His expulsion from the TSU, announced in October 2007 and confirmed in November, [5] [6] for refusing to support the party's policies, [7] led four other party members to defect. [8] Shortly after Liao's expulsion the TSU ran ads in the United Daily News suggesting that Liao should join the Democratic Progressive Party. [9] Later that month, Liao and a couple other defectors launched reelection bids under the DPP banner. [10] [11] A group of women's rights organizations opposed Liao's candidacy, [12] and his 2008 campaign was unsuccessful. Though he was reported to be leading the race six days before polls opened, [13] Liao lost to Huang Chih-hsiung by 5.49% of votes. [14] Liao stood for election again in 2012, but did not win. [15] He was elected to the New Taipei City Council in 2014. [16]
In 2010, the Taipei District Court found Liao not guilty of taking bribes from the Taiwan Dental Association. [17] In September 2011, the Taiwan High Court heard an appeal of the case and sentenced him to seven years and three months imprisonment, as well as a suspension of civil rights for three years. [18] The High Court ruling was appealed to the Supreme Court, which cleared him of the charges in March 2016. [19]
Liao Pen-yen's son Liao Yi-kun ran for a legislative seat in 2016, but was defeated in a Democratic Progressive Party primary by Su Chiao-hui. [20]