Hsiao Uan-u
Hsiao Uan-u | |
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蕭苑瑜 | |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002 | |
Constituency | Chiayi County |
Personal details | |
Born | Chiayi, Taiwan | 12 October 1973
Political party | Kuomintang |
Relations | Hsiao Shui-li (cousin) |
Alma mater | California State University, Northridge University of San Francisco |
Occupation | Politician |
Hsiao Uan-u (Chinese: 蕭苑瑜; born 12 October 1973) is a Taiwanese politician.
Career
[edit]The daughter of Hsiao Teng-wang, a former speaker of Chiayi City Council,[1] Hsiao Uan-u attended college in the United States, at California State University, Northridge, and the University of San Francisco.[2] An uncle, Hsiao Teng-shi, ran her 1998 legislative campaign, and Hsiao Uan-u won due to her family's considerable political influence in Chiayi.[3] While in office, Hsiao Uan-u served as family spokesperson, as Hsiao Teng-piao, another paternal uncle, who, like her father, had served on the Chiayi City Council, chose to face charges of blackmail, illegal confinement, graft, and bribery.[4][5] Months after Hsiao Uan-u completed her term in January 2002, Hsiao Teng-piao was paroled.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chuang, Jimmy (3 November 2002). "Paroled politician Hsiao says he was framed". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Hsiao Uan-u (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Chin, Ko-Lin (2016). Heijin: Organized Crime, Business, and Politics in Taiwan. Routledge. p. 101. ISBN 9781315498270.
- ^ Lin, Irene (29 June 2000). "Former politician to go to jail". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Lin, Irene (18 September 1999). "Fugitive councilor turns himself in". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- 1973 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Taiwanese women politicians
- Members of the 4th Legislative Yuan
- Chiayi County Members of the Legislative Yuan
- California State University, Northridge alumni
- University of San Francisco alumni
- Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan
- 21st-century Taiwanese women politicians
- Taiwanese politician stubs