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Taiwanese politician (born 1947) For the singer, see Chen Jiannian. In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Chien-nien
Adulumau Daliyalrep
陳建年
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Chairman of the Council of Aboriginal Affairs
In office
1 February 2002 – 10 March 2005
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byYohani Isqaqavut
Magistrate of Taitung County
In office
20 December 1993 – 20 December 2001
Preceded byLieh Cheng
Succeeded byHsu Ching-yuan
Personal details
Born (1947-10-10) 10 October 1947 (age 77)
Taitung County, Taiwan
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Kuomintang (until 2002)

Chen Chien-nien (Chinese: 陳建年; pinyin: Chén Jiànnián, Puyuma: Adulumau Daliyalrep; born 10 October 1947) is a former Taiwanese politician.

Life and career

Born in Taitung, Chen entered politics in 1981 as Taitung councillor representing the Kuomintang (KMT). He served as Taitung magistrate 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. He resigned in 2005 due to a vote-buying charge, whilst continuing to maintain his innocence. Following a failed appeal to the Supreme Court in 2012, he was sentenced to nine months in jail.

Chen’s daughter Chen Ying (politician) is currently serving as a member of the Legislative Yuan.

References

  1. Huang, Sandy (2002-01-24). "Newsmakers: Aboriginal Crusader Chen to Enter Cabinet". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  2. Chang, Rich (2005-02-25). "Aboriginal Leader, 27 Others Indicted for Electoral Fraud". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  3. 賄選被起訴 陳建年請辭 謝長廷批准. TVBS新聞網 (in Chinese). 2005-02-26. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  4. 前原民會主委 陳建年判刑9月定讞. 公視新聞網 (in Chinese). 2012-03-31. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2018-12-01.


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