Liu Wen-hsiung | |
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劉文雄 | |
 Liu in September 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 Keelung, Taiwan |
| Died | 31 July 2017 (aged 62) Anle, Keelung, Taiwan |
| Political party | People First Party (2000–2017) |
| Other political affiliations | Kuomintang (until 2000) |
| Alma mater | National Chengchi University National Taiwan Ocean University |
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.
Early life and education
Liu was born in Keelung in 1954,[1] and was of Mainland Chinese descent.[2] He attended National Chengchi University before completing graduate work at National Taiwan Ocean 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 |  | ||
| 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 | ||
| Kuomintang | 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 Kuomintang | 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]
References
- ^ "Liu Wen-hsiung (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Hsu, Crystal (23 December 2002). "PFP whip loyal to his boss, his friends". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Liu Wen-hsiung (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Liu Wen-hsiung (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Lin, Oliver (7 December 1999). "KMT expels party unfaithful, again". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Stephanie, Low (24 June 2000). "KMT wants to supervise Chen's team". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Hsu, Crystal (5 January 2003). "Legislators hope to block plan for gaming prizes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Chang, Rich (30 November 2005). "Keelung race comes down to split blue vote". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Mo, Yan-chih (3 December 2005). "Senior politicians canvass votes in crucial districts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Chou, Jenny (14 December 2005). "Several green strongholds fall to the KMT". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Shan, Shelley. "Liou Wuen-hsiung accuses Kuo Yao-chi of nepotism." Taipei Times. Tuesday, 23 May 2006. Archived September 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wang, Flora (24 February 2007). "DPP chooses candidates for Keelung mayoral race". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Ko, Shu-ling (11 September 2007). "Premier to give lawmakers a policy briefing". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Wang, Chris (23 May 2012). "Ma's speech vague, conflicting: analysts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Chien, Lee-chung; Chiu, Yan-ling; Hetherington, William (14 March 2017). "Prosecutors appeal against murderer's sentence of death". Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (11 July 2015). "KMT's Hau Lung-bin to run in Keelung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Hsu, Stacy (3 March 2017). "Presidential Office defends nominations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Hsu, Crystal (27 October 2002). "KMT lawmakers fear publication of novel". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Lin, Hsin-han; Chung, Jake (22 July 2017). "PFP's Liu Wen-hsiung in a coma after heart attack". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Ku, Chuan; Ko, Lin (31 July 2017). "PFP official, former lawmaker Liu Wen-hsiung dies". Central News Agency. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Death of People First Party's Liu Wen-hsiung mourned by colleagues". Formosa EnglishNews. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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