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Taiwanese politician (born 1956)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liao (廖).
Liao Pen-yenMLY
廖本煙
Member of the New Taipei City Council
In office
25 December 2014 – 25 December 2018
ConstituencyNew Taipei 7th precinct
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2002 – 31 January 2008
Succeeded byWu Yu-sheng
ConstituencyTaipei County 1
Mayor of Shulin
In office
1994–2002
Preceded byLiu Kuan-ming (劉寬明)
Succeeded byHe Yu-zhi (何玉枝)
Personal details
Born (1956-09-26) 26 September 1956 (age 68)
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party (before 2001; since 2007)
Other political
affiliations		Taiwan Solidarity Union (2001–2007)
EducationFu Jen Catholic University (BA)

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.

Education

Liao graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University with a degree in business management.

Political career

Liao was elected the mayor of Shulin in 1993, serving in that position until 2002. 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. 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. His expulsion from the TSU, announced in October 2007 and confirmed in November, for refusing to support the party's policies, led four other party members to defect. Shortly after Liao's expulsion the TSU ran ads in the United Daily News suggesting that Liao should join the Democratic Progressive Party. Later that month, Liao and a couple other defectors launched reelection bids under the DPP banner. A group of women's rights organizations opposed Liao's candidacy, and his 2008 campaign was unsuccessful. Though he was reported to be leading the race six days before polls opened, Liao lost to Huang Chih-hsiung by 5.49% of votes. Liao stood for election again in 2012, but did not win. He was elected to the New Taipei City Council in 2014.

Controversy

In 2010, the Taipei District Court found Liao not guilty of taking bribes from the Taiwan Dental Association. 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. The High Court ruling was appealed to the Supreme Court, which cleared him of the charges in March 2016.

Personal life

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.

References

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