Liao Pen-yen
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Liao Pen-yen | |
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廖本煙 | |
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| 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 |
| Party | Democratic Progressive Party (before 2001; since 2007) |
| Other political affiliations | Taiwan Solidarity Union (2001–2007) |
| Education | Fu 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.
Liao graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University with a degree in business management.[1]
Political career
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]