Liu Wen-hsiung (1954–2017)
Taiwanese politician
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Liu Wen-hsiung (Chinese: 劉文雄; pinyin: Liú Wénxióng; 8 September 1954 – 31 July 2017) was a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2008.
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Liu Wen-hsiung | |
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劉文雄 | |
Lin in 2012 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008 | |
| Constituency | Republic of China |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2005 | |
| Constituency | Keelung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1954 |
| Died | 31 July 2017 (aged 62) Anle, Keelung, Taiwan |
| Party | People First Party (2000–2017) |
Other political affiliations | Kuomintang (until 2000) |
| Education | National Chengchi University (BA) National Taiwan Ocean University (MS) Jinan University (PhD) |
Early life and education
Liu was born in Keelung in 1954.[1] His parents were waishengren.[2]
After graduating from Cheng Kung Senior High School, Liu studied land administration at National Chengchi University and graduated with a bachelor's degree. He then earned a master's degree in ship management from National Taiwan Ocean University and a Ph.D. in Asian studies from Jinan University.[3]
Political career
Liu served two terms on the Taiwan Provincial Council before his 1998 election to the Legislative Yuan.[4] The Kuomintang formally began expulsion proceedings against Liu in December 1999, because he supported the 2000 independent presidential campaign of James Soong.[5] Liu later joined Soong's People First Party, and was the PFP's legislative whip.[6][7] On 3 December 2005, he joined the Republic of China local election for the Keelung City mayoralty.[8][9] However, he finished in third place.[10]
| 2005 Keelung City Mayoralty Election result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| 1 | Chen Chien-ming | TSU | 58,243 | |||
| 2 | Hsu Tsai-li | KMT | 76,162 | .svg) | ||
| 3 | Liu Wen-hsiung | PFP | 47,932 | |||
| 4 | Wang Tuoh | DPP | 2,771 | |||
In 2006, Liu accused Kuo Yao-chi, then the Minister of Transportation and Communications, of appointing Wu Cheng-chih, a friend who was recommended by her husband, to the secretary-general position of the China Aviation Development Foundation as a form of nepotism; Liu said that Weng did not have the proper aviation background. Kuo said that she did not practice nepotism and that she would seek to have action taken against Liu.[11] The next year, Liu ran in the Keelung mayoral by-election and was a reported candidate for the Control Yuan.[12][13] Liu later became deputy secretary-general of the People First Party.[14][15] Liu ran in the 2016 legislative elections as a representative of Keelung district, but lost.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPP | Tsai Shih-ying | 78,707 | 41.45 | ||
| KMT | Hau Lung-pin | 68,632 | 36.15 | ||
| People First | Liu Wen-hsiung | 23,485 | 12.37 | ||
| Minkuotang | Yang Shicheng | 19,045 | 10.03 | ||
| Majority | 10,075 | 5.30 | |||
| Total valid votes | 189,869 | 98.76 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,378 | 1.24 | |||
| DPP gain from KMT | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 192,247 | 64.31 | |||
| Registered electors | 298,947 | ||||
In 2017, he was formally nominated to a seat on the Control Yuan.[17]
Personal life
Liu was a Taiwanese Muslim.[18] He suffered a heart attack in July 2017, which led to a coma.[19] He was moved to Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Keelung on 21 July, where he died on 31 July 2017, aged 62.[20] His body was sent to Taipei Grand Mosque where funeral prayer was performed before he was buried.[21]
