Chen Chien-nien

Chen Chien-nien
Chen Chien-nien
Adulumau Daliyalrep; 陳建年
Chairman of the Council of Aboriginal Affairs
	In office; 1 February 2002 – 10 March 2005
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Yohani Isqaqavut
Magistrate of Taitung County
	In office; 20 December 1993 – 20 December 2001
Preceded by	Lieh Cheng
Succeeded by	Hsu Ching-yuan
Personal details
Born	10 October 1947 (age 77); Taitung County, Taiwan
Political party	Independent
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.^[1] He resigned in 2005 due to a vote-buying charge, whilst continuing to maintain his innocence.^[2]^[3] Following a failed appeal to the Supreme Court in 2012, he was sentenced to nine months in jail.^[4]

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

References

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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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[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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