Fan Kuang-chun
Taiwanese lawyer and politician (born 1939)
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Fan Kuang-chun (Chinese: 范光群; pinyin: Fàn Guāngqún; born 16 March 1939) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician.
Fan Kuang-chun | |
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范光群 | |
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| Secretary-General of the Judicial Yuan | |
| In office 7 October 2003 – 2007 | |
| Magistrate of Hualien County (acting) | |
| In office 20 May 2003 – 19 August 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Chang Fu-hsing |
| Succeeded by | Hsieh Shen-shan |
| Governor of Taiwan Province | |
| In office 1 February 2002 – 7 October 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Chang Po-ya |
| Succeeded by | Lin Kuang-hua |
| Minister of the Hakka Affairs Council of the Republic of China | |
| In office 14 June 2001 – 1 February 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Yeh Chu-lan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March 1939 |
| Party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Democratic Progressive Party (2003) |
| Education | National Taiwan University (LLB) Columbia University (JD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Education and legal career
Fan graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree, then studied law in the United States at Columbia University, where he earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Columbia Law School in 1972.[1]
Fan and John Chen co-founded Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law in 1974.[2] Fan has also worked for the Examination Yuan and served as a judge at the district court level in Taipei and Taichung.[1]
Political career
Fan served as spokesman for a group of cross-strait relations advisers President Chen Shui-bian formed in 2000.[3] On 14 June 2001, Chen started the Hakka Affairs Council, and appointed Fan the first minister.[4] Fan left the Hakka Affairs Council to become governor of Taiwan Province. He joined the Democratic Progressive Party in January 2003.[5] During his governorship, Hualien County Magistrate Chang Fu-hsing died in office, and Premier Yu Shyi-kun named Fan the acting magistrate on 20 May 2003.[6][7] On 7 October 2003, Fan was selected as the secretary-general of the Judicial Yuan by Chen Shui-bian. That same day, he resigned from the Democratic Progressive Party.[8] In July 2007, media speculation linked Fan to a promotion as vice president of the Judicial Yuan,[9] but he remained secretary-general of the body until at least September of that year.[10]